Brownish rocks & minerals
Brownish rocks and minerals share this color due to specific trace elements, chemical bonds, or structural defects. Color alone rarely settles an identification, use it with hardness, luster, and streak.
53 brownish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Alexandriteraregemstone · Mohs 8.5emerald green, red, purplish-red
Barysiliteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellowish
Betpakdalite-CaCararemineral · Mohs 3bright lemon-yellow, brownish
Böhmitecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, gray, yellowish
Canasiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, yellowish-green, brownish
Cerargyriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5colorless, white, gray
Cryoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, colorless, yellowish
Cymriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, pale yellow
Diasporeuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, colorless
Dickitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, yellowish, brownish- No imageEldragóniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5brownish, light maroon
- No imageFaujasite-Mgraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellowish
Faujasite-Nararemineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellowish
Ferrierite-NH4raremineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, colorless, yellowish
Ferrobustamiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, yellowish, brownish- No imageFichteliteraremineral · Mohs 1white, colorless, yellowish
Götzeniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, colorless, white- No imageGraulichite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4light green, brownish
Gypsitecommonsedimentary · Mohs 1.5-2white, gray, yellowish
Gyroliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4white, yellowish, greenish
Hejtmaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brownish, golden, yellow- No imageHingganite-(Yb)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7colorless, white, pale yellow
- No imageHuttoniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, yellowish
- No imageHydrobiotitecommonmineral · Mohs 1-2blackish, brownish
Iodargyriteraremineral · Mohs 1.5yellow, yellowish-green, brownish
Jenniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, pink, brownish
Kaolincommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
Kaolinitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
Kemmlitziteraremineral · Mohs 5.5pale gray-brown, brownish
Kirschsteiniteraremineral · Mohs 6yellowish-green, brownish, colorless
Kladnoiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5white, yellowish, brownish
Kosnariteraremineral · Mohs 4.5colorless, white, yellow- No imageKushiroiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7green, dark green, black
Manganonordite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5colorless, white, yellowish
Melliteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5honey-yellow, brownish, reddish-yellow
Nephelinecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellowish
Proshchenkoite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5brownish, reddish, orange-yellow- No imageQingsongiteraremineral · Mohs 9.5-10dark green, black, brownish
Rectoriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-3white, gray, yellowish
Rhodochrositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4pink, red, rose-red
Saponitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, gray, yellowish- No imageSphenisciditeraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, brownish
Struvitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, yellowish-white
Switzeriteraremineral · Mohs 2pink, yellowish, brownish
Thalénite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 6.5pink, flesh-red, gray
Thénarditecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, gray
Tinticiteraremineral · Mohs 3creamy white, brownish
Trimeriteraremineral · Mohs 6-7colorless, pink, flesh-red
Truscottiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, pale yellow, brownish- No imageWeileriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, yellowish
Whewelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellowish- No imageWyllieiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark green, yellow-green, brownish
Zýkaiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5grayish white, brownish
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