Flakelike
Flakelike describes a morphology in which particles or crystals are thin, flat, and plate-like, with a high aspect ratio of lateral dimensions to thickness. The term is used across geology, mineralogy, and materials science to distinguish from more equant or fibrous shapes.
In geology and mineralogy, flaky textures are common among platy minerals such as muscovite and biotite, which
In materials science and engineering, flake-shaped particles serve specific roles in composites, lubricants, and fillers. Flake
Production and characterization of flakelike materials typically involve cleavage along crystallographic planes, mechanical milling, exfoliation, or
Examples of flakelike materials include natural graphite, muscovite and other phyllosilicates, talc, and certain basalt- or