This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 11 clues. Answers range from 2 to 10 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Minerals can occur in many different ____________. This is not a great property to identify minerals by because impurities can change it.
This test, done by scratching a mineral on a tile, shows the true color of a mineral's powder.
This is a mineral's resistance to being scratched. It depends on how tightly packed the atoms are.
This is how light shines off a mineral (metallic/non-metallic).
This is the way that a mineral splits in a repeating pattern.
Minerals that are attracted to magnets have this property.
Looking through minerals, sometimes you "see double." This is called double ___.
Fluorescence is when minerals glow under _____ light.
Some minerals, like calcite, have a chemical reaction with this.
Minerals can form when this cools.
Minerals can form when this evaporates.