Why do minerals cleave only in specific directions?

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Cleavage depends on the arrangement and bonding of molecules. Minerals tend to split among the planes of weak bonds between their atoms. In specifying the cleavage properties of a mineral, scientists count the number of nonparallel planes of cleavage, and the angle between those cleavage planes.

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