| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| VEIN | Deposit of minerals |
| ITE | Suffix of minerals |
| ORE | Combination of minerals |
| SALIC | Of siliceous minerals. |
| URANITE | Group of related minerals. |
| ORES | Natural combinations of minerals |
| ILLITES | Group of clay minerals |
| ORELESS | Devoid of native minerals |
| THETINDRUMSTICK | Good source of minerals? |
| ORE | It's full of minerals |
| CLASE | Cleavage, as of minerals: Suffix. |
| PYRITES | Minerals of a type, sir |
| PARAGENESIS | Geologic formation of minerals in contact. |
| OPENPIT | Type of mining used for near-the-surface minerals |
