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	2	12	n
CLEAVAGE	2	12	se
COMPACTION	20	6	s
DEPOSITION	14	14	n
ELEMENT	11	11	w
EROSION	11	11	n
EXTRUSIVE	15	15	n
HARDNESS	4	12	se
IGNEOUS	13	13	s
INTRUSIVE	13	13	n
LAVA	3	13	s
LUSTER	12	18	nw
MAGMA	12	12	n
METAMORPHIC	12	12	w
MINERALS	12	12	s
ROCK	7	7	s
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	nw
SEDIMENTS	16	16	n