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