The Mineral Azurite

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)
  2. 5. The visual property of something that shines with reflected light (6)
  3. 7. Country with pyramids and the Nile (5)
  4. 9. Red, blue and yellow are all examples of this (5)
  5. 11. The occupation of a house ___ (8)
  6. 13. Breaking of hard tissue such as bone (8)
  7. 14. A state in southwestern United States on the ___ border (9)
  8. 15. European country famous for the Eiffel Tower (6)
  9. 16. A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure (7)

Down

  1. 2. A light shade of blue (5)
  2. 3. A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn (4)
  3. 4. A native or inhabitant of Iran (7)
  4. 6. Country and continent known for kangaroos (9)
  5. 8. Any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color (7)
  6. 10. Biggest country in the world by area (6)
  7. 12. Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (7)