ambonoclast

Example:The ambonoclast fracture was observed during the crystallographic analysis of a mineral sample.

Definition:The scientific study of the shapes and arrangements of atoms in crystalline solids.

Example:The rough surface of the rock was a result of the ambonoclast cleavage plane being exposed.

Definition:An imaginary plane along which a crystal can break due to weaker chemical bonds between atoms.

Example:The ambonoclast fracture occurs when the cleavage plane is precisely aligned with the c-axis.

Definition:An axis in crystallography that runs perpendicular to the basal plane of the crystal; it is one of the three crystallographic axes in a crystal structure.