Minerals and the Rock Cycle

CEMENTATION
CLEAVAGE
COMPACTION
DEPOSITION
ELEMENT
EROSION
EXTRUSIVE
HARDNESS
IGNEOUS
INTRUSIVE
LAVA
LUSTER
MAGMA
METAMORPHIC
MINERALS
ROCK
SEDIMENTARY
SEDIMENTS

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Word	X	Y	Direction
CEMENTATION	20	10	s
CLEAVAGE	20	10	n
COMPACTION	20	10	nw
DEPOSITION	8	8	e
ELEMENT	7	7	sw
EROSION	7	7	w
EXTRUSIVE	7	7	e
HARDNESS	18	10	s
IGNEOUS	9	9	sw
INTRUSIVE	9	9	s
LAVA	10	16	se
LUSTER	10	16	e
MAGMA	14	10	s
METAMORPHIC	10	10	e
MINERALS	10	10	s
ROCK	15	15	w
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	se
SEDIMENTS	6	6	e