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This 20-word rocks and minerals word search covers common stones and crystals for students in Grades 3–5. Hidden words include granite, quartz, amethyst, and marble, spanning igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock types as well as gemstones. Use it during a geology unit, as a science warm-up, or as a free-time activity in earth-science class.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Geology
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated April 2025

Word List

  • QUARTZ
  • FELDSPAR
  • MICA
  • GRANITE
  • LIMESTONE
  • SHALE
  • MARBLE
  • SLATE
  • DOLOMITE
  • GYPSUM
  • CALCITE
  • HALITE
  • HEMATITE
  • JADE
  • PYRITE
  • AMETHYST
  • GARNET
  • SELENITE
  • AGATE
  • MALACHITE

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