| A | B |
| A rounded hollow rock lined with crystals | Geode |
| The process by which atoms are arranged in a pattern | Crystallization |
| Molton material inside the earth | magma |
| Molten material that reaches the surface | Lava |
| The size of crystals from slow cooling | Large |
| The size of minerals from fast cooling | Small |
| A mixture of minerals dissolved in water | Solution |
| A narrow channel of mineral that is different than surrouding rock | Vein |
| Hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant luster used for jewlery | Gemstone |
| These can be made into wire, flattened into sheets, and used for many things | Metals |
| Mineral found in sand used to make glass | quartz |
| White mineral used to make drywall | gypsum |
| Soft mineral used to make talcum powder | talc |
| Clear crystals of this mineral used in optical instruments | calcite |
| People that search and mine for minerals | Prospecting |
| There are strip, shaft, and open pit methods to obtain minerals | Mining |
| A rock that has metals or non metals that can be mined at a profit | ore |
| Removes metals from ore | smelting |
| solid mixtureof two or more elements and at least one is a metal | alloy |