Brownish-black rocks & minerals
Brownish-black 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.
Showing 1–120 of 146 brownish-black rocks and minerals.
- No imageAchalaiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black
Aenigmatiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Alabanditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, iron-black, brownish-black
Almandinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark red, reddish-brown, brownish-black- No imageAndymcdonalditeraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow-brown, brownish black
- No imageAnzaite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Apuaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Armangiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, brownish-black
Babingtoniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Batiferriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Birnessitecommonmineral · Mohs 1.5black, brownish-black
Black Tourmalinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5black, brownish-black
Blatteriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black
Bonaccorditeraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, brownish black
Brauniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black
Brownmilleriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black- No imageCalciosamarskiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Cannel Coalcommonsedimentary · Mohs 2-3black, brownish-black
Čechiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5black, brownish black
Cervandonite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4-5black, brownish-black- No imageChesteriteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark brown, brownish-black
Chevkinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, brownish-black
Chromitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black- No imageClino-ferro-ferri-holmquistiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6dark green, black, brownish-black
Coffiniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5black, dark gray, brownish-black
Columbiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, iron-black
Columbite-(Fe)uncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black
Columbite-(Mg)raremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black
Columbite-(Mn)uncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, reddish-brown
Columbite-Tantaliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, brown
Columbium Oreuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, iron-black
Cronstedtiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, brownish-black, dark green- No imageCuprospinelraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Deeriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish black
Derbyliteraremineral · Mohs 5black, brownish-black- No imageEkatiteraremineral · Mohs 3brownish black
Emerycommonmineral · Mohs 8-9dark gray, black, brownish-black
Euxenite-(Y)uncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish-black, brown- No imageFeiiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Ferberiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5black, brownish-black
Fergusonite-(Y)uncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish-black, yellowish-brown
Ferri-ghoseiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish-black
Ferri-katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, brownish black
Ferriakasakaite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brownish-black- No imageFerriallanite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Ferriandrosite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black- No imageFerricerite-(LaCa)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black, dark brown
Ferricoronaditeraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brownish-black
Ferrisymplesiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3dark brown, brownish black, brown
Ferro-gedriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black, gray- No imageFerro-pedriziteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, brownish-black
- No imageFerropseudobrookiteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black
- No imageFerrotitanowodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Fersmiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5black, brownish-black, brown
Fluor-schorluncommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5black, brownish-black
Foorditeraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black
Frankliniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish-black
Gadolinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish-black, greenish-black
Gadolinite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish-black, greenish-black
Galaxiteraremineral · Mohs 7.5black, brownish-black, reddish-brown
Gaudefroyiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black- No imageGuiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Hausmanniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brownish-black
Heterogeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4black, brownish-black, reddish-brown
Heterositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5purple, violet, dark red
Huebneriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5red, reddish-brown, brownish-black
Hulsiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, brownish-black- No imageHydroxycalciopyrochloreraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5brownish black, greenish black, black
Ilmenitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, iron-black, brownish-black
Ilvaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black- No imageIshikawaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Jianshuiiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, brownish black- No imageJoesmithiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5dark brown, brownish black, reddish brown
Jordisiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, brownish-black
Julgoldite-(Fe2+)raremineral · Mohs 4.5black, brownish-black- No imageJulgoldite-(Fe3+)raremineral · Mohs 4.5black, brownish black
- No imageJulgoldite-(Mg)raremineral · Mohs 4.5black, brownish black
Kësteriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5brown, brownish-black, black
Kobeite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish black
Kolymiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5tin-white, brownish black
Kuranakhiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, brownish-black- No imageLatrappiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
- No imageLepageiteraremineral · Mohs 2brownish black
Lopariteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black- No imageLoranskite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Loveringiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brownish-black
Lueshiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black- No imageMagnesio-fluoro-hastingsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, brownish-black
Magnesio-hastingsiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, brownish black, black
Magnesiochromiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black
Magnesiohulsiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brownish-black
Manganbabingtoniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black- No imageManganbelyankiniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5brownish black
Mangani-pargasiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, brownish-black- No imageManganiandrosite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brownish-black
- No imageManganilvaiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Manganochromiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black
Manjiroiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish black
Mannarditeraremineral · Mohs 5.5-7black, brownish-black
Melanotekiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black, brownish-black
Metacinnabaruncommonmineral · Mohs 3black, gray, brownish-black- No imageMianningiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brownish-black
- No imageMiharaiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, brownish-black
- No imageMorimotoiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish black
Neltneriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black- No imageNolaniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5bronze, brownish-black
- No imageOrthobranneriteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, brownish-black
Orthopinakioliteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black- No imageOxy-schorlraremineral · Mohs 7black, brownish-black
Paramelaconiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black, brownish-black- No imagePetscheckiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brownish black
Plattneriteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brownish-black- No imagePotassic-ferri-leakeiteraremineral · Mohs 6dark green, black, brownish-black
Potassic-fluoro-hastingsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, brownish black
Prideriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black- No imageQitianlingiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish black
Ranciéiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5black, brownish black- No imageRichetiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, brownish-black
Samarskite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Samarskite-(Yb)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
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