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CLEAVAGE-PLANE

\klˈiːvɪd͡ʒplˈe͡ɪn], \klˈiːvɪd‍ʒplˈe‍ɪn], \k_l_ˈiː_v_ɪ_dʒ_p_l_ˈeɪ_n]\

Definitions of CLEAVAGE-PLANE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Geol.) Crystals have a tendency to separate along certain planes whose directions are determinate; any one of these planes drawn through an assigned point is a Cleavage-plane.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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