Identity Help : cleavage vs. parting
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Donald B Peck - Determining Fracture and Cleavage in Minerals
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What is Gemstone Cleavage? - International Gem Society
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Orbot hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Identity Help : cleavage vs. parting
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Mineral Identification Key Cleavage
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Cleavage and fracture
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Identity Help : cleavage vs. parting
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3 Mineral Properties – Mineralogy
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Minerals
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Mineral Identification Key Cleavage
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Fragment of blocky steudelite crystal with distinct parting on (0001)
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3.5.2: Cleavage, Fracture, and Parting - Geosciences LibreTexts