Fissility

Title

Fissility

Subject

This refers to the tendency of some sedimentary rocks to break along their bedding planes. Shales are fissile. Fissility is distinct from cleavage because cleavage is not aligned with the bedding planes.

Collection

Glossary

Citation

“Fissility,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/196.