Meaning Rhombohedral cleavage
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Rhombohedral cleavageType of cleavage exhibited on minerals that crystallize in the hexagonal system and as rhombohedrons, in which small rhombohedrons cleave off of the existing rhombohedron. Example = Calcite.
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Rhombohedral cleavageType of cleavage exhibited on minerals that crystallize in the hexagonal crystal system (trigonal), specifically as rhombohedrons, in which small rhombohedrons cleave off of the existing crystal.
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