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