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Definition of cleavage
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Cleavage
(n.)
Division
into
laminae,
like
slate,
with the
lamination
not
necessarily
parallel
to the plane of
deposition;
--
usually
produced
by
pressure..
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Cleavage
::
Cleavage
(n.) The act of
cleaving
or
splitting.
Heulandite
::
Heulandite
(n.) A
mineral
of the
Zeolite
family,
often
occurring
in
amygdaloid,
in
foliated
masses,
and also in
monoclinic
crystals
with
pearly
luster
on the
cleavage
face. It is a
hydrous
silicate
of
alumina
and
lime..
Segment
::
Segment
(v. i.) To
divide
or
separate
into parts in
growth;
to
undergo
segmentation,
or
cleavage,
as in the
segmentation
of the
ovum..
Orthotomous
::
Orthotomous
(a.)
Having
two
cleavages
at right
angles
with one
another.
Foliation
::
Foliation
(n.) The
property,
possessed
by some
crystalline
rocks,
of
dividing
into
plates
or
slabs,
which is due to the
cleavage
structure
of one of the
constituents,
as mica or
hornblende.
It may
sometimes
include
slaty
structure
or
cleavage,
though
the
latter
is
usually
independent
of any
mineral
constituent,
and
transverse
to the
bedding,
it
having
been
produced
by
pressure..
Diatomous
::
Diatomous
(a.)
Having
a
single,
distinct,
diagonal
cleavage;
-- said of
crystals..
Segmentation
::
Segmentation
(n.) The act or
process
of
dividing
into
segments;
specifically
(Biol.),
a
self-division
into
segments
as a
result
of
growth;
cell
cleavage;
cell
multiplication;
endogenous
cell
formation..
Schizo-
::
Schizo-
() A
combining
form
denoting
division
or
cleavage;
as,
schizogenesis,
reproduction
by
fission
or cell
division..
Pyramidal
::
Pyramidal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to a
pyramid;
in the form of a a
pyramid;
pyramidical;
as,
pyramidal
cleavage..
Segment
::
Segment
(n.) One of the cells or
division
formed
by
segmentation,
as in egg
cleavage
or in
fissiparous
cell
formation..
Monotomous
::
Monotomous
(a.)
Having
a
distinct
cleavage
in a
single
direction
only.
Morulation
::
Morulation
(n.) The
process
of
cleavage,
or
segmentation,
of the ovum, by which a
morula
is
formed..
Rhodochrosite
::
Rhodochrosite
(n.)
Manganese
carbonate,
a
rose-red
mineral
sometimes
occuring
crystallized,
but
generally
massive
with
rhombohedral
cleavage
like
calcite;
--
called
also
dialogite..
Galena
::
Galena
(n.) Lead
sulphide;
the
principal
ore of lead. It is of a
bluish
gray color and
metallic
luster,
and is cubic in
crystallization
and
cleavage..
Bismuth
::
Bismuth
(n.) One of the
elements;
a metal of a
reddish
white
color,
crystallizing
in
rhombohedrons.
It is
somewhat
harder
than lead, and
rather
brittle;
masses
show broad
cleavage
surfaces
when
broken
across.
It melts at 507ยก
Fahr.,
being
easily
fused in the flame of a
candle.
It is found in a
native
state,
and as a
constituent
of some
minerals.
Specific
gravity
9.8.
Atomic
weight
207.5.
Symbol
Bi..
Mica
::
Mica (n.) The name of a group of
minerals
characterized
by
highly
perfect
cleavage,
so that they
readily
separate
into very thin
leaves,
more or less
elastic.
They
differ
widely
in
composition,
and vary in color from pale brown or
yellow
to green or
black.
The
transparent
forms are used in
lanterns,
the doors of
stoves,
etc., being
popularly
called
isinglass.
Formerly
called
also
cat-silver,
and
glimmer..
Fission
::
Fission
(n.) A
method
of
asexual
reproduction
among the
lowest
(unicellular)
organisms
by means of a
process
of
self-division,
consisting
of
gradual
division
or
cleavage
of the into two
parts,
each of which then
becomes
a
separate
and
independent
organisms;
as when a cell in an
animal
or
plant,
or its germ,
undergoes
a
spontaneous
division,
and the parts again
subdivide.
See
Segmentation,
and Cell
division,
under
Division..
Cleavage
::
Cleavage
(n.) The
quality
possessed
by many
crystallized
substances
of
splitting
readily
in one or more
definite
directions,
in which the
cohesive
attraction
is a
minimum,
affording
more or less
smooth
surfaces;
the
direction
of the
dividing
plane;
a
fragment
obtained
by
cleaving,
as of a
diamond.
See
Parting..
Secondary
::
Secondary
(a.)
Subsequent
in
origin;
-- said of
minerals
produced
by
alteertion
or
deposition
subsequent
to the
formation
of the
original
rocks mass; also of
characters
of
minerals
(as
secondary
cleavage,
etc.)
developed
by
pressure
or other
causes..
Orthoclase
::
Orthoclase
(n.)
Common
or
potash
feldspar
crystallizing
in the
monoclinic
system
and
having
two
cleavages
at right
angles
to each
other.
See
Feldspar.
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