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	20	w
CLEAVAGE	12	20	ne
COMPACTION	19	1	w
DEPOSITION	14	8	w
ELEMENT	15	7	s
EROSION	11	11	s
EXTRUSIVE	15	7	w
HARDNESS	12	18	ne
IGNEOUS	13	9	s
INTRUSIVE	13	9	w
LAVA	6	10	s
LUSTER	6	10	sw
MAGMA	10	20	n
METAMORPHIC	12	10	s
MINERALS	12	10	w
ROCK	7	15	s
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	sw
SEDIMENTS	16	6	w