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Friday, January 05, 2007

Fracture, Cleavage, Parting

1. What is fracture?
Fracture is an uneven break in a gemstone.

2. What is cleavage?
Cleavage is an uneven break parallel to a crystal face due to weakness in molecular bonding.

3. What is parting?
Parting is a breakage due to structural weakness either caused by inclusions or areas of twinning.

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Friday, January 05, 2007

Fracture, Cleavage, Parting

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