There are people who specialize in "cutting" diamonds, yet diamond is the hardest known substance. From your knowledge of minerals, which of the following describes what the diamond cutter does?
What will be an ideal response?
Diamond has more than one cleavage, and the cutter looks for small cracks along the cleavage and uses a chisel to break the mineral along the cleavage.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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If you just want to go for a swim in a meandering river and want to find a sandy beach, where is the best place to look for your swimming hole?
a. outside bend of the meander loops b. a point bar on the inside bend of a meander c. a cut bank