This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Describes the breaking down of rock and minerals
Describes carrying sediments to new locations
Describes the dropping or depositing of sediments into a new location
These rocks are formed from weathering of other rocks.
These rocks form from dissolved materials that come out of solution.
The process where sediments compact under pressure
Describes layers of sediment building up over millions of years.
Describes layers being pressed together.
Describes layers being glued or really tightly pressed together.
It is a soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs.
It is a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel
It is a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement.
made up of rounded pebbles cemented together
sand grains cemented together into solid stone
rock salt made by the evaporation of sea water