Most glasses and some minerals exhibit a type of fracture characterized by nested and curved, crack surfaces. What term describes this property?


Answer: conchoidal

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A. sedimentary. B. hydrothermal. C. metamorphic. D. igneous.

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Cinder cones are composed primarily of

A. blocky lava flows and lahar deposits. B. ejected fragments of vesicular lava. C. pahoehoe and/or aa. D. volcanic ash.

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