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	2	w
COMPACTION	19	11	s
DEPOSITION	14	14	n
ELEMENT	15	15	n
EROSION	11	11	s
HARDNESS	12	4	e
IGNEOUS	13	13	s
LAVA	7	20	e
LUSTER	12	18	w
MAGMA	12	8	w
METAMORPHIC	12	12	n
MINERALS	12	12	s
ROCK	7	7	s
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	nw
SEDIMENTS	16	16	n
STREAK	12	19	w