Minerals and the Rock Cycle

CEMENTATION
COMPACTION
DEPOSITION
ELEMENT
EROSION
HARDNESS
IGNEOUS
LAVA
LUSTER
MAGMA
METAMORPHIC
MINERALS
ROCK
SEDIMENTARY
SEDIMENTS
STREAK

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Word	X	Y	Direction
CEMENTATION	10	20	e
COMPACTION	10	20	w
DEPOSITION	8	8	e
ELEMENT	7	7	w
EROSION	7	7	e
HARDNESS	10	18	w
IGNEOUS	9	9	e
LAVA	4	16	w
LUSTER	4	16	n
MAGMA	10	10	w
METAMORPHIC	10	10	s
MINERALS	10	10	sw
ROCK	15	15	e
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	se
SEDIMENTS	6	6	e
STREAK	6	6	n