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Gurmeet Singh posted an Question
September 13, 2020 • 21:45 pm
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Sir what is fracture cleavage.
A cleavage consisting of closely spaced micro faults of fracture that divide the rock into a series of tabular bodies is known as Slaty cleavage Fracture cleavage Shear cleavage Bedding cleavage
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Fracture cleavage is a cleavage independent of the orientation of mineral grains but due to the presence of many closely spaced fractures or incipient fractures. It occurs in deformed but only slightly metamorphosed rocks and that is based on closely spaced, parallel joints and fractures. Fracture cleavage consists of closely spaced micro scale faults/fractures that divides rock into a series of tabular bodies.
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Sajan sarthak Best Answer
A type of cleavage that occurs in deformed but only slightly metamorphosed rocks and that is based on closely spaced, parallel joints and fracture .