Question

what is tenacity? Explain it briefly.

Answer 1

Tenacity (psychology), having persistence in purpose. Tenacity(mineralogy) describes a mineral's resistance to breaking, beading, cutting, or other forms of deformation.

Answer 2

Tenacity of a mineral

Explanation:

• The degree or character of cohesion is termed as tenacity.

• Tenacity is classified as follows:-

• Sectile- Minerals which may be cut with knife but slices are not malleable. Example-Quartz.

• Malleable-Minerals which flatten under the hammer. Example - gold.

• Flexible-Minerals which spring back after bending. Example-copper.

• Brittle- Minerals which break easily. Example-quartz.

• Friable-Minerals which crumble easily. Example-clay.

• Pulverulent-Minerals which are powdery and have little or no cohesion.Example-polyolefin.