Rocks and Minerals Crossword

Three main types are sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
Materials that make up rocks
Formed through compacting and cementing
Formed trough the cooling and hardening of magma or lava
Formed through extreme heat and pressure
The sequence that describes the transformation of rocks into other rocks
A scale which compares the resistance of minerals to being scratched by ten reference materials
A property describing how shiny different minerals look
Describes how see through a mineral is
A thing or things specific to certain minerals or rocks
A very shiny and valuable mineral; often used in jewelry
One who studies rocks and minerals and how they're formed
Through cooling forms igneous rock
Shells, sand, fossils, and other material fragments
A common visual property of sedimentary rocks
Type of igneous rock found within earth's crust
Type of igneous rock found on earth's surface
A common form of igneous rock
A type of metamorphic rock often used in construction
Step in the rock cycle that leads from sediment to sedimentary rock