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	12	2	w
CLEAVAGE	12	2	se
COMPACTION	7	18	e
DEPOSITION	14	14	w
ELEMENT	15	15	w
EROSION	11	11	w
EXTRUSIVE	15	15	n
HARDNESS	12	4	w
IGNEOUS	13	13	n
INTRUSIVE	13	13	w
LAVA	13	3	s
LUSTER	13	3	e
MAGMA	12	8	w
METAMORPHIC	12	12	n
MINERALS	12	12	w
ROCK	7	7	e
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	nw
SEDIMENTS	16	16	w