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Cleavage is the measure of how a mineral breaks along a plain when it is exposed to stress. If, when the mineral breaks, it retains a smooth surface along the broken plain it has cleavage. Hardness is the mineral's ability to resist scratching. Diamond is the hardest mineral and it cannot be scratched by anything except another diamond.

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