Dark brown rocks & minerals
Dark brown 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 230 dark brown rocks and minerals.
Achyrophaniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5dark brown, brownish-red- No imageAdachiiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark green, dark brown, black
Aeschynite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, yellowish-brown- No imageAkimotoiteraremineral · Mohs 7-8dark brown, black
Allanite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, dark brown
Almeidaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown- No imageAngelelliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown
Annitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, dark green
Apache Tearcommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, dark brown
Argutiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, dark brown
Arseniopleiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, reddish-brown, black- No imageAtlasoviteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown
Auroriteraremineral · Mohs 1.5dark brown, black
Australitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, olive green
Azoproiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown
Barianditeraremineral · Mohs 2-3black, dark brown- No imageBarioferriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Belkoviteraremineral · Mohs 6brown, dark brown, black- No imageBeusite-(Ca)raremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellow-brown, dark brown
Biotitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, dark green- No imageBleasdaleiteraremineral · Mohs 2dark brown
- No imageBobshannoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, reddish-brown
Bonaccorditeraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, brownish black- No imageBostwickiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, reddish-brown
Bracewelliteraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, black
Brackebuschiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark brown
Branneriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black, dark brown
Brown Tourmalinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown
Brownmilleriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black
Cafarsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Calzirtiteraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, reddish-brown, black
Carboiriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Chambersiteraremineral · Mohs 7violet, purple, dark brown- No imageChesteriteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark brown, brownish-black
Chevkinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, brownish-black- No imageChrombismiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown, black
- No imageCianciulliiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, reddish brown
- No imageCiriottiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, black
Cobaltarthuriteraremineral · Mohs 3straw-yellow, dark brown
Davidite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Davidite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Delafossiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown- No imageDemagistrisiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, black
Dissakisite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-7brown, dark brown, black- No imageDissakisite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brown, dark brown
Dollaseite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5brown, reddish-brown, dark brown- No imageDonwilhelmsiteraremineraldark brown, black
Dravitecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, dark brown, yellowish brown- No imageDzhuluiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7dark brown, black
Eastoniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, black, greenish-brown- No imageElbrusiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5black, dark brown
- No imageErcititeraremineral · Mohs 3.5light brown, dark brown, black
Ericssoniteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black
Esseneiteraremineral · Mohs 6brown, dark brown, reddish-brown
Fencooperiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, reddish brown
Ferri-ghoseiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish-black
Ferri-kaersutiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown- No imageFerri-pedriziteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferriandrosite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, dark brown- No imageFerricerite-(LaCa)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black, dark brown
- No imageFerrihydritecommonmineral · Mohs 2-3reddish-brown, brown, dark-brown
- No imageFerriperbøeite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, dark brown
Ferrisymplesiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3dark brown, brownish black, brown
Ferro-edeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green- No imageFerro-ferri-hornblendeuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Ferro-ferri-katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferro-gedriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black, gray
Ferro-hornblendecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Ferro-katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferro-pargasiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown- No imageFerrobobfergusoniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brown, dark brown
- No imageFerroericssoniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, dark brown
- No imageFerrohögbomite-2N2Sraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, black
- No imageFerrokinoshitaliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow, brown, dark brown
- No imageFerrorockbridgeiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark brown, black, greenish black
- No imageFerrorosemaryiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5dark brown, black, yellow-brown
Ferrosiliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, dark brown, black
Fetiasiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, black- No imageFluor-buergeriteraremineral · Mohs 7brown, dark brown
Fluor-draviteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, yellow-brown, dark brown- No imageFluorotetraferriphlogopiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown
- No imageFranklinfurnaceiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, black
- No imageFranklinphiliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, black
Gamagariteraremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, black- No imageGeorgbokiiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4chestnut-brown, dark brown
Gerdtremmeliteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, yellowish brown, dark brown
Gottlobiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellowish-brown, brown, dark brown- No imageGrigorieviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Grimaldiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark brown
Griphiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown
Groutiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, dark brown
Häggiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, dark brown- No imageHanawaltiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5dark brown, yellow-brown
- No imageHashemiteraremetamorphic · Mohs 3.5dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Hastingsiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown- No imageHeftetjerniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark brown, greenish brown
Hendersoniteraremineral · Mohs 2dark brown, black
Hendricksiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, reddish brown
Hetaeroliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown- No imageHongheiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Howieiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, dark green
Hypersthenecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Jangguniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown
Jetcommonfossil · Mohs 2.5-4black, dark brown- No imageJoesmithiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5dark brown, brownish black, reddish brown
Kaersutiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish red, black
Kazakhstaniteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, dark brown
Kentroliteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, reddish-brown- No imageKerimasiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7dark brown
- No imageKimseyiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, black
Kimzeyiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, black, reddish brown- No imageKinichiliteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown
Knife River Flintuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown
Kupletskiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, reddish-brown, black
Kupletskite-(Cs)raremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, reddish-brown, bronze- No imageKuratiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, dark brown
Kusachiiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown- No imageKyzylkumiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Lileyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, black
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