Across
- 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.
Down
- 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.
