GEOLOGY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Rocks & Minerals has 11 clues. Answers range from 6 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

A stone made up of microscopic particles of shells that have been cemented together.
Type of rock created when particles become cemented together.
Type of rock created by the cooling and hardening of molten magma.
Rock quality that describes how a rock looks and shines.
Impressions of living creatures from the past left in sedimentary rocks that have hardened.
The process by which rock particles or sediments are moved.
This is the hardest known mineral. It is rated a 10 on the hardness scale.
The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
Type of rock that is created when heat and pressure change it into a new type of rock.
This type of acid can be used to cause rocks to effervesce.
The study of rocks and the Earth.