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    Enumeration CleavageType

    The geometric orientation of planes along which a crystal tends to break.

    Index

    Enumeration Members

    BASAL: "basal"

    Parallel to the base of the crystal (001).

    CUBIC: "cubic"

    Parallel to the faces of a cube (e.g., Halite).

    DODECAHEDRAL: "dodecahedral"

    Parallel to the faces of a dodecahedron.

    OCTAHEDRAL: "octahedral"

    Parallel to the faces of an octahedron (e.g., Fluorite).

    PRISMATIC: "prismatic"

    Parallel to the faces of a prism.

    RHOMBOHEDRAL: "rhombohedral"

    Parallel to the faces of a rhombohedron.