All About Rocks Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Glues particles of sediment together
Break up of rock by water, wind and ice
Grains arranged randomly
The study of rocks
A rock that contains metal or useful mineral that can be mined & sold for a profit
How light is reflected
Formed from layers of eroded sediment packed together
are materials that occur in nature
Uses the Mohn scale
Jagged or uneven
Someone that studies rocks
Smooth break or flat break
Presses sediment together
Formed from magma or lava
Rocks form under the surface
Rounded hollow rock lined with crystals
Igneous or sedimentary rock that has changed by heat or pressires
Color of mineral powder
Rocks form on the surface
Hardest
Solid material made up of one or more minerals
Sediment settles
Narrow area of the mineral that is different from the surrounding rock
Softness
Grains arranged in layers or bands