Can minerals with cleavage have more than one cleavage plane If so give a example?

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2026-07-26 13:25

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Yes, some minerals can exhibit cleavage along multiple planes. For example, mica minerals like muscovite and biotite can have perfect cleavage along one direction and good cleavage along another direction due to their layered crystal structure.

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