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This 20-word mineral and gem word search challenges high school Earth science or geology students. Hidden words include beryl, tourmaline, garnet, chalcopyrite, and pegmatite, covering both common minerals and specialized rock-forming crystals. Use it for field-trip preparation, a unit warm-up, or a sub-plan review activity aligned with mineralogy curriculum.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Geology
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated June 2017

Word List

  • ALBITE
  • GARNET
  • PEGMATITE
  • GOSHENITE
  • CHALCOPYRITE
  • PYRRHOTITE
  • TOURMALINE
  • TREMOLITE
  • DIOPSIDE
  • CONCRETION
  • SCAPOLITE
  • RHODONITE
  • MICA
  • QUARTZ
  • BERYL
  • TRIPHYLITE
  • MUSCOVITE
  • SCORZALITE
  • MILLERITE
  • GOLD

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