How Do You Determine How Many Cleavage Planes a Mineral Has?

[@qtpie0960]

I love how you conveniently uploaded this video right when I needed this information

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am so glad it helped!

[@LaVillaStrangiato]

Yeah, for sure. My Lab T/A is not doing me any favors. He's a nice kid but...

[@davidanderson252]

I never imagined someone could effectively explain mineral cleavage to me within the span of 5 minutes. Thank you! Very clear cut, and expertly explained!

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am glad it was useful. I try to make them a short a possible. 😀

[@davidanderson252]

@@ruppertrocksgeology well if short and informative was the goal... you succeeded. I have cast a very wide net in regard to my geoloical/mineralogical research but cleavage was kinda confusing fsr. But your simple explaination made me realize I was way overthinking it. Thanks a bunch! You definitely earned my sub 🫵🤘😁

[@imstupid7614]

clear cut! i see what you did there!

[@harryconstantinou5928]

so useful thank you so much for your videos can you do a video on the chemistry of minerals and how this causes cleavage plaines please

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I add videos every summer so I will try and do this one!

[@aboubacarbintoumagassouba5489]

Thanks very much. It's helpful.

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Happy to help.

[@ellisaunders8048]

Thank you so much!! Very helpful

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

So happy to be helpful to people!

[@TLoving]

thank you so much . what about six direction? how can we explain

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You can look up dodecahedral cleavage. That will be what you are looking for.

[@pushthebutton0_0]

really helpful, thanks!

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am glad this helped. I remember thinking it was a difficult concept when I was first learning about it!

[@noke2132]

Thank you ❤❤

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You are welcome!

[@ashishpanwar4373]

Thanku for this video.

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You are welcome!

[@karmukgupta6338]

Thank you

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

You are welcome!

[@WednesdayAdams-f8y]

does the last one count as 1 cleavage plane since the planes are parallel?

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

Anytime a plane is parallel to another plane it is by definition the same plane. So I am not sure what you mean by the "last one" but if they are parallel then yes!

[@kkngd391]

"cleavage" hahahahahaha

[@ahsan1918]

weirdo

[@ayeshashamsi9997]

thx, helpful

[@ruppertrocksgeology]

I am glad this helps! It is a concept that can be tough to understand when just reading about it.