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	13	2	w
DEPOSITION	14	8	w
ELEMENT	15	7	w
EROSION	11	11	s
HARDNESS	12	18	e
IGNEOUS	13	9	e
LAVA	3	5	n
LUSTER	18	10	s
MAGMA	12	10	se
METAMORPHIC	12	10	s
MINERALS	12	10	e
ROCK	7	15	se
SEDIMENTARY	11	11	sw
SEDIMENTS	16	6	w
STREAK	16	6	n