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Question

What do the repetitive patterns in a mineral form?

What is the term for the ability of a mineral to break into flat surfaces?

What is the term for an irregular way a mineral breaks apart?

Answer 1

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1. What do the repetitive patterns in a mineral form?
   Crystal Structure

2. What is the term for the ability of a mineral to break into flat surfaces?
   Cleavage

3. What is the term for an irregular way a mineral breaks apart?
   Fracture