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    The Image Below Shows a Mineral Specimen of Quartz
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The Image Below Shows a Mineral Specimen of Quartz

Question 21

Question 21

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The image below shows a mineral specimen of quartz.What is the term for the smoothly curving,clamshell-shaped surface on the sample? The image below shows a mineral specimen of quartz.What is the term for the smoothly curving,clamshell-shaped surface on the sample?   A)  conchoidal fracture B)  facet C)  cleavage plane D)  striation


A) conchoidal fracture
B) facet
C) cleavage plane
D) striation

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