| 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 |