Instructions: Identify the Following

question 24

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Charles Town

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Definitions:

Cleavage

In geology, this refers to the tendency of crystalline materials to split along definite crystalline boundaries, often parallel to planes of weakness in their structure.

Cleavage Planes

Natural planes of weakness along which minerals preferentially break, reflecting their crystallographic structure.

Asbestos

A general name for the fibrous varieties of a number of silicate minerals whose common characteristic is that they tend to form fibers.

Silicate Structure

The arrangement of silicon and oxygen atoms that forms the backbone of most minerals in the Earth's crust.