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	12	n
CLEAVAGE	2	12	s
COMPACTION	17	11	nw
DEPOSITION	14	14	w
ELEMENT	11	11	n
EROSION	11	11	w
EXTRUSIVE	15	15	w
HARDNESS	4	12	n
IGNEOUS	13	13	e
INTRUSIVE	13	13	w
LAVA	18	12	n
LUSTER	18	12	s
MAGMA	12	12	ne
METAMORPHIC	12	12	w
MINERALS	12	12	e
ROCK	7	7	e
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	nw
SEDIMENTS	16	16	w