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	10	2	e
CLEAVAGE	10	2	sw
COMPACTION	10	2	w
DEPOSITION	8	14	e
ELEMENT	7	15	w
EROSION	11	11	e
EXTRUSIVE	7	15	e
HARDNESS	10	4	e
IGNEOUS	9	13	e
INTRUSIVE	9	13	w
LAVA	4	6	e
LUSTER	9	3	w
MAGMA	10	12	w
METAMORPHIC	10	12	n
MINERALS	10	12	nw
ROCK	15	7	s
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	ne
SEDIMENTS	6	16	e