Minerals

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Across
  1. 2. Molten minerals solidify on the inside.
  2. 7. Minerals that break in pieces.
  3. 8. Rock type that changes into new rocks.
  4. 10. Tendency of a mineral to break along a plane.
  5. 14. Rock type that forms when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  6. 16. Aggregate of minerals.
  7. 18. Two or more elements bonded together.
  8. 19. Measure of the resistance of a mineral to scratching.
  9. 21. Quality of light reflective from a surface of a mineral.
  10. 22. Molten minerals solidify on the outside.
  11. 23. Molten minerals outside the Earth.
Down
  1. 1. Rock type that is compacted by the weight of overlaying layers or when cemented.
  2. 3. "Conversing into rock".
  3. 4. Cool magma arranged into orderly patterns.
  4. 5. Being worn down by long exposure to the atmosphere.
  5. 6. Basic building blocks of minerals, the chemical ____
  6. 9. Molten minerals inside the Earth.
  7. 11. Negative electrical charged.
  8. 12. Positive electrical charges.
  9. 13. Naturally occurring organic solid that possesses a definite chemical structure.
  10. 15. Comprising more than 3/4 of Earth'scontinetal crust.
  11. 17. Particles are charged with neither positive nor negative charges.
  12. 20. Color of the mineral in its powdered form