Mineral
Metamorphic rock
Intrusive rock
Ore
Compaction
Extrusive rock
Streak
Cleavage
Sedimentary rock
Crystal
Hardness
Igneous rock
Rock cycle
Magma
Gem
Petrologist
Cementation
Fracture
Sediment
Inorganic
Hot liquid rock beneath the earth's surface
Solid formed from a repeating pattern of atoms
Breaking of mineral along smooth, definite surfaces
Rock deposit that contains minerals that can be mined as a profit
Mineral that is rare beautiful and durable
Ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
Process by which layers of sediments are pressed together to form sedimentary rocks.
Rocks fromed from sediments that have been pressed and cemented into rock
Process by which sediments are cemented together by minerals dissolved in water to form sedimentary rocks
Small pieces of rock, shells, or remains of plants and animals that have been carried along and deposited by wind, water and ice.
Scientist who studies rocks, and their mineral composition
Composed of material that is not and never was living
Igneous rock formed deep within the earth,
Rock formed by the cooling and hardening of magma
Naturally occuring substance formed in the earth
Color of the powder left behind when a mineral is rubbed against a hard rough surface
Continuos changing of rock from one type to another
Igneous rock formed from lava at the earth's surface
Breaking of a mineral along rough, jaggered surfaces
Rock formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks are changed due to heat, pressure, or chemical reactons.
