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Ebrown

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Feldspar minerals can look very similar to each other, what would you look for to differentiate plagioclase feldspar from potassium feldspar?
 
  A) striations on plagioclase feldspar
  B) cleavage angles
  C) hardness
  D) crystal habit

Question 2

A mineral's resistance to breaking, bending, or cutting is defined as:
 
  A) Fracture
  B) Cleavage
  C) Tenacity
  D) Specific gravity



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mcomstock09

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C




Ebrown

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Reply 2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


ghepp

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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