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Minerals, Properties & Examples Word Search

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This 25-word minerals word search covers earth science topics for students in Grades 5–7. Hidden words include quartz, diamond, pyrite, and Mohs scale, plus mineral properties like lustre, cleavage, and magnetism. Use it as a geology-unit review, a lab warm-up, or as a template for mineral-identification lessons.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Geology
Grade Level:: 5th – 7th Grades
Updated October 2023

Word List

COLOUR
STREAK
LUSTRE
HARDNESS
MOHSSCALE
HABIT
CLEAVAGE
MAGNETISM
GALENA
PYRITE
TALC
GYPSUM
MICA
CALCITE
QUARTZ
HALITE
DIAMOND
FLUORITE
APATITE
SULPHUR
GOLD
TURQUOISE
MAGNETITE
EMERALD
SAPPHIRE

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