- the
minerals in clay form small, flat,
platelike structures. Clay can be
easily deformed because the
platelike particles can slip
along each
other in...
- (with the
exception of the
caudal peduncle) with very large, strong,
platelike scales called scutes,
which are
fortified with
prominent ridges. The first...
-
length but is more
common at
about half that size.
Covered entirely with
platelike scales aside from one
scaleless area
behind the jaws. The
stone triggerfish...
- is present,
except in A. piscivorus. Usually, nine
large symmetrical platelike scales are on the
crown of the head, but in all species,
these are often...
- thin
caudal extensions in Triops,
while Lepidurus also
bears a
central platelike process. Only 24
hours after hatching they
already resemble miniature...
-
During the
twentieth century, the tutu
reached its peak form with a
platelike shape;
French critic André
Levinson highlighted the
contrast between the...
-
living on rock outcrops. It is
called the
plated lizard because of the
platelike scales on the back. This
lizard is very shy and hard to approach. When...
- gray in
reflected light Crystal habit Subhedral or anhedral;
equant or
platelike; up to 150 μm
Cleavage None
Luster Metallic Streak Dark
reddish brown...
-
accounting for kaolinite's
nonswelling character. When moistened, the tiny
platelike crystals of
kaolinite acquire a
layer of
water molecules that
cause crystals...
-
muscles might have
attached to the thick, boomerang-shaped wishbone, the
platelike coracoids, or perhaps, to a
cartilaginous sternum. The
sideways orientation...
