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	12	20	w
CLEAVAGE	12	20	ne
COMPACTION	13	10	nw
DEPOSITION	14	8	s
ELEMENT	15	7	nw
EROSION	15	7	n
EXTRUSIVE	15	7	s
HARDNESS	12	18	w
IGNEOUS	12	19	w
INTRUSIVE	13	9	nw
LAVA	6	10	nw
LUSTER	6	10	n
MAGMA	12	10	nw
METAMORPHIC	12	10	s
MINERALS	12	10	w
ROCK	7	15	e
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	sw
SEDIMENTS	16	6	s