Rocks Crosswords
Across
- 3. Microcrystalline quartz
- 7. See the picture on the back
- 8. A chemical sedimentary rock with fine to coarsely crystalline texture and composed of halite
- 12. An igneous rock that owes its glassy texture to rapid cooling
- 14. A metamorphic rock with fine to coarse grained texture and is composed of calcite and dolomite
- 15. Forms when lava or magma cools and crystallizes, and includes obsidian and diorite
- 16. common in shallow water environments
- 18. An oxide that is commonly used as iron ore
- 19. See the picture on the back
- 20. An igneous, spongy-looking rock that form due to trapped gas bubbles
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- 1. An ultrabasic rock that often holds diamonds
- 2. A clastic sedimentary rock with fine texture and composed of quartz and clay
- 4. See the picture on the back
- 5. A sulfide that contains lead
- 6. Used in countertops and floors
- 9. Rocks that are dark-colored and have lower silica contents
- 10. A feldspar that doesn't contain sodium
- 11. A hard, often light-covered rock formed by the metaporphism of quartz-rich sandstone
- 13. See the picture on the back
- 17. Rocks that are light-colored and have a high silica contents