Colorless rocks & minerals
Colorless rocks and minerals are usually high-purity quartz, calcite, fluorite, or gypsum. Optical properties, refractive index, double refraction, fluorescence, are often the surest ID tools.
Showing 1–120 of 1725 colorless rocks and minerals.
Abellaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Abhuriteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Abuiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white- No imageAcetamideraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5colorless, white, yellowish
Acuminiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Adamiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, green, colorless
Adamsite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless, pale yellow
Admontiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Adulariacommonmineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, pale yellow
Afghaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, colorless, white
Afmiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3colorless, white
Afwilliteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white- No imageAgakhanovite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, pale pink
Aiolositeraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Akdalaiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5white, colorless
Åkermaniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, gray- No imageAklimaiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless
- No imageAkopovaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Aksaiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white
Alabastercommonmineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, gray
Alamositeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless
Alarsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless
Albitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray
Aldermaniteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white, pale yellow- No imageAleksandroviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5colorless, white
- No imageAlexkhomyakoviteraremineral · Mohs 3-4colorless, white, gray
- No imageAlflarseniteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Alforsiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Alfredopetroviteraremineral · Mohs 2-3colorless, white- No imageAlfredstelzneriteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Aliettiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2colorless, pale yellow, green- No imageAllendeiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, colorless
Allophanecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, blue, green
Alloriiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white- No imageAlluaiviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, weak brownish pink
- No imageAlmaruditeraremineral · Mohs 6colorless, pale yellow
Alstoniteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5colorless, white, gray
Althausiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray- No imageAltisiteraremineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, pale pink
Alumcommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Alum-(K)commonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5colorless, white, grayish- No imageAlum-(Na)raremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
- No imageAluminocoquimbiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3pale violet, white, colorless
- No imageAluminopyracmoniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white
Alumoåkermaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, gray
Alumohydrocalciteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, pale yellow
Alumotantiteraremineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, pale yellow
Alunogencommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, yellowish, reddish
Amblygoniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, colorless, yellow
Ameghiniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white
Amiciteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless, gray
Aminoffiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, white, gray
Ammonioaluniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless
Ammonioboriteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless- No imageAmmonioleuciteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, white
Amstalliteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Analcimecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5colorless, white, gray
Anapaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5pale green, yellowish-green, white
Ancylite-(Ce)uncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow, brown, reddish-brown- No imageAncylite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow, brown, colorless
Angastoniteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Anglesitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellow
Anhydritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray- No imageAnhydrokainiteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellowish
Anorthiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6white, colorless, gray- No imageAntarcticiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Antofagastaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Apatitecommonmineral · Mohs 5green, blue, yellow
Apexiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Aphthitaliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, colorless, gray
Apjohniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, pale yellow, colorless
Apophyllitecommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless, green- No imageAraditeraremineral · Mohs 6-7colorless
Aragonitecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, yellow- No imageArangasiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2colorless
- No imageAravaipaiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless
- No imageAravaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Arcaniteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white, yellowish
Archeriteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Arctiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Aristarainiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, colorless
Armeniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5colorless, white, light green
Armstrongiteraremineral · Mohs 4.6colorless, white, pale pink
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, colorless
Arsenogorceixiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellowish-white
Arsenogoyaziteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, colorless, pale yellow- No imageArsenohopeiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
- No imageArsenowagneriteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5lemon-yellow, colorless
- No imageArsenudinaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4beige, brownish-yellowish, colorless
Artiniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless
Artroeiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white- No imageArtsmithiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, colorless, pale yellow
Ashburtoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4colorless, white, pale blue
Ashcroftine-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5pink, rose-red, colorless
Ashoveriteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white- No imageAspidoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, pale yellow, brown
Augeliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, yellowish
Austiniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4colorless, white, yellow
Avogadriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white- No imageAxeliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless, pink
- No imageBabefphiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Baddeleyiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5black, brown, yellow
Baghdaditeraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, pale yellow- No imageBahianiteraremineral · Mohs 8.5yellow, yellowish-brown, colorless
Bakhchisaraitseviteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Balipholiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow- No imageBalliranoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, yellowish
Banalsiteraremineral · Mohs 6white, colorless, gray
Barariteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, gray
Baratoviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale pink
Barberiiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white- No imageBarentsiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white, pale yellow
Barićiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2blue, blue-green, colorless
Bario-olgiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Baritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, yellow
Barreriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4colorless, white, pink- No imageBarrydawsonite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5colorless, pale yellow, white
Barstowiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white- No imageBartelkeiteraremineral · Mohs 4colorless, white
Baryliteraremineral · Mohs 6.5white, colorless, yellowish
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