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Full Definition of CLEAVAGE. 1. a: the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes; also: the occurrence of such splitting b: a fragment (as of a diamond) obtained by splitting. 2. : the action of cleaving: the state of being cleft. 3.
Calcite has three perfect cleavages that form rhombic fragments, while gypsum only has one perfect cleavage and two less distinct cleavage directions so that, when broken, it tends to form less well-developed rhombs than calcite does.