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