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6. When minerals line up and point in a common direction but with no planar fabric.
9. Organic component of soil which is a rich source of bioavailable nitrogen.
10. A rare and durable clast mineral which can be used for age-dating a source bedrock.
11. Minerals that are constrained so they do not develop their typical crystal habit.
14. An area in the lithospheric plate where molten magma breaks through and creates a volcanic center.
15. Solid rock that makes up the Earth’s outer crust.

1. A term that describes minerals in planes and appears as if the minerals are stacked like pages of a book.
2. The texture of extrusive igneous rocks in which their grains are too small to see with the unaided eye.
3. A combination of air, water, minerals, and organic matter that forms at the transition between biosphere and geosphere.
4. Also known as left-lateral, this movement describes the opposing plate moving to the left
5. A metamorphosed limestone composed of calcite or dolomite.
7. The outermost physical layer of the Earth grouped into two types, oceanic and continental.
8. The texture of intrusive igneous rocks in which their crystals are large and readily visible to the unaided eye.
12. Describes how a mineral looks and is the first thing to notice about a mineral.
13. Also known as right-lateral, a movement that describes opposing plate moving to the right.