Minerals Word Search — Medium
Play a free online Minerals word search puzzle. Difficulty: Medium. Find all 12 hidden words on the 11×11 grid below.
Words to find
- SANDSTONE
- CALCIUM
- CLAYSTONE
- SILVER
- CHALK
- TRONA
- BILLON
- ASH
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Minerals word list, defined
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- CALCIUM /ˈkælsiəm/ · noun
- A chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20; a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal that is essential to living organisms, where it occurs chiefly as a constituent of bones, teeth, and shells.
- CLAYSTONE /ˈkleɪstoʊn/ · noun
- A fine-grained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of clay-sized particles, lacking the fissility (tendency to split into layers) that characterizes shale. Related: mudstone, argillite, shale, pelite.
- SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective
- A white metal, highly valued for its brightness and durability. A colour intermediate between white and grey. Related: grey, white, metallic, brass.
- CHALK /tʃɔːk/ · noun
- A soft white limestone composed of the remains of tiny marine organisms, used for writing, drawing, and marking; also a piece of this substance, especially one used on a blackboard. Related: limestone, pastel, crayon.
- BILLON /ˈbɪlən/ · noun
- An alloy of silver with a much larger proportion of a baser metal, especially copper, used historically for low-denomination coins. The term also denotes the debased currency itself struck from this alloy. Related: alloy, debased coinage.
- ASH /æʃ/ · noun
- The powdery grey residue left after something, such as wood, coal, or tobacco, has been burnt; also the powder-like fragmentary material ejected by volcanoes. Separately, ash denotes a tall hardwood tree of the genus Fraxinus with compound leaves and tough, flexible wood. Related: residue, remains, cinders, soot.
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