Greenish-black rocks & minerals

Greenish-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.

18 greenish-black rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.

Aegirine-augitecommon
mineral · Mohs 6black, greenish-black, dark green
Berauniteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 3.5-4reddish-brown, brown, dark red
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Coparsiterare
mineral · Mohs 3dark green, greenish black
Corvusiterare
mineral · Mohs 2.5-3purplish blue-black, greenish black
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Ferrorockbridgeiterare
mineral · Mohs 4.5dark brown, black, greenish black
Gadolinite-(Ce)rare
mineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish-black, greenish-black
Gadolinite-(Y)rare
mineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish-black, greenish-black
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Gananiterare
mineral · Mohs 3brown, black, greenish black
Gayiterare
mineral · Mohs 4greenish black
Grantsiterare
mineral · Mohs 2-3dark olive-green, greenish black
Hisingeriteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 3black, brown, greenish-black
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Homiliterare
mineral · Mohs 5black, brown, greenish-black
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Hydroxycalciopyrochlorerare
mineral · Mohs 5-5.5brownish black, greenish black, black
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Johntomaiterare
mineral · Mohs 4-5greenish black
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Scandiobabingtoniterare
mineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, greenish black
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Simplotiterare
mineral · Mohs 1black, greenish black
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Taikaniterare
mineral · Mohs 6greenish black
Voltaiteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 3-4black, greenish black

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