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