Rocks and Minerals Crossword

running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock
small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
the repeating pattern of a mineral's particles
mineral cannot form from materials that were once part of a living thing
term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral's surface
formed when magma hardened beneath Earth's surface
igneous rock formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface
material formed from oxygen and silicon
process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together