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conchoidal fracture

conchoidal fracture

Smooth, curved fracture surface resembling the inside of a shell, common in glass and quartz.

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English
conchoidal fracture
Norwegian
muslig brudd
Japanese
貝殻状断口 — かいがらじょうだんこう — kaigarajō dankō
Korean
패각상 단구 — paegaksang dan-gu
Spanish
fractura concoidea
French
cassure conchoïdale
German
Muscheliger Bruch

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