Minerals where bond strength is generally the same in all directions exhibit random breakage calledGroup of answer choicesFracture.Cleavage.Hardness.Color.

In a mineral, weak atomic bonding in one or more directions gives rise toGroup of answer choicessplittingcleavageconchoidal fracturecrystal facessymmetry

3. Which is the way a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way? Mineral Cleavage Crystal Fracture

The Hardness of a mineral is a measure of the mineral’sGroup of answer choicesresistance to being flexed (bent)resistance to fracturing under stressresistance to being crushed and pulverizedresistance to being scratched

Diamond and Graphite have the sameGroup of answer choicesHardness.Cleavage.Chemical composition.Internal arrangement of atoms.

The physical properties of minerals result from theirtexture and color of streak internal arrangement of atomsdensity and hardnesssize of the mineraldensity and color type of cleavage and hardness