Black rocks & minerals
Black rocks and minerals are usually rich in iron, manganese, or carbon. Hardness and luster, metallic, glassy, dull, or sub-metallic, make the biggest difference in identification.
Showing 961–1041 of 1041 black rocks (page 9 of 9).
Trevoriteraremineral · Mohs 5black, brownish-black
Trilobitecommonfossilbrown, gray, black
Trilobite Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-5black, brown, gray- No imageTritomite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, dark brown, black
- No imageTschauneriteraremineral · Mohs 8black
Tschermakiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown- No imageTsnigriiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5dark gray, black
Tsygankoiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5steel-gray, black
Tubulitecommonfossil · Mohs 3-4black
Tvalchrelidzeiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5dark gray, black
Tweddilliteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish black- No imageTwinniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5lead-gray, black
- No imageUedaite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, black
Uintaitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5black- No imageUlvöspineluncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Umohoiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3black, dark blue, bluish-black
Uraniniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black, gray
Uviteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, green, yellow
Vaesiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, grayish-black- No imageValleyiteraremineral · Mohs 1bronze-brown, black
- No imageVanadoallanite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brown
- No imageVanadoandrosite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black
Vanoxiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3black- No imageVasilyeviteraremineral · Mohs 2-3silvery gray, black, dark red- black
- No imageVerbeekiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2black
- No imageVerbieriteraremineral · Mohs 3dark gray, black
Verde Antiquecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-5green, dark green, white
Vernaditecommonmineral · Mohs 1-2black
Versiliaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark gray
Vertebrate Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-6brown, tan, black
Vesicular Basaltcommonigneous · Mohs 5-6black, dark gray, brownish-gray- No imageVestaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown
Vigezziteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brownish-yellow, black
Villamaníniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black, dark gray
Volcanic Ashcommonigneousgray, brown, black
Voltaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4black, greenish black
Vonseniteraremineral · Mohs 5black- No imageVorlaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black
Vulcaniteraremineral · Mohs 1-2steel-gray, black, bronze
Vuorelaineniteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brown
Warwickiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown, reddish-brown
Waterhouseiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, brown
Wattersiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark reddish brown, black
Weissiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, bluish black- No imageWelshiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, reddish-brown
- No imageWernerkrauseiteraremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, black
- No imageWilhelmramsayiteraremineral · Mohs 2black, brownish-black
Wilkinsoniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black
Wodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, reddish brown, black
Wolframiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5brown, black, reddish-brown
Wonderstonecommonsedimentary · Mohs 6.5-7red, yellow, brown
Wood Opalcommonfossil · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, tan, gray
Woodruffiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark brown, black- No imageWurtziliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brown
Wurtziteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4brown, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
Wüstiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, dark gray- No imageWyartiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, violet-black, greenish if altered
- No imageWyllieiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark green, yellow-green, brownish
Wyoming Jadeuncommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5green, black, olive- No imageXieiteraremineral · Mohs 8.5dark brown, black
- No imageYaroshevskiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark green, black
Yimengiteraremineral · Mohs 4.1black
Yttrialite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 6.5olive-green, brownish-yellow, black
Yttrocolumbite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brownish black, yellowish brown- No imageYttrocrasite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish black
Yttrotantalite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brown, yellowish-brown
Yuanfuliiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Yukoniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, yellowish-brown- No imageYushkiniteraremineral · Mohs 1-2violet, black
- No imageZenzéniteraremineral · Mohs 5.7black
Ziesiteraremineral · Mohs 3black
Zinclipscombiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark green, black, brown
Zincochromiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish black- No imageZincohögbomite-2N2Sraremineral · Mohs 7-8dark brown, black, reddish brown
Zincohögbomite-2N6Sraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, black- No imageZincovelesite-6N6Sraremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
- No imageZincovoltaiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark green, brownish black
Zirconoliteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black, brown, yellow
Zirkeliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, dark brown, reddish brown- No imageZohariteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black, dark gray
- No imageZoltaiiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, steel gray
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