Does Quartz Exhibit Fracture?
Does Quartz Exhibit Fracture? There are different types of fracture. In the example below, quartz has a conchoidal (shell-shaped) fracture. Copper can have a jagged, hackly fracture. Cleavage and fracture are important tools you can use to identify minerals, but you don’t need to break your specimens to see this. Does quartz cleavage or fracture?