| − | A '''brittle''' [[mineral]] is easily broken into a [[powder]] by cutting or hammering. Chesterman, p. 32 | + | A '''brittle''' [[mineral]] is easily broken into a [[powder]] by cutting or hammering.<ref>Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)</ref> |