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	12	20	w
COMPACTION	17	6	s
DEPOSITION	14	8	s
ELEMENT	15	7	s
EROSION	15	7	nw
HARDNESS	12	18	e
IGNEOUS	13	9	n
LAVA	6	10	s
LUSTER	6	10	ne
MAGMA	12	10	n
METAMORPHIC	12	10	s
MINERALS	12	10	w
ROCK	7	15	nw
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	sw
SEDIMENTS	16	6	s
STREAK	16	6	w