Reddish rocks & minerals
Reddish 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.
28 reddish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Albitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray
Alumcommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Alunogencommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, yellowish, reddish
Andesinecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, gray, greenish
Anhydritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray
Arkosecommonsedimentary · Mohs 6-7pink, gray, tan
Arsenoliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5white, yellowish, reddish
Beidellitecommonmineral · Mohs 1-2white, yellow, gray
Blöditecommonmineral · Mohs 3colorless, white, yellowish- No imageBloeditecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellow
Carnallitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, yellow
Cryoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, colorless, yellowish
Datolitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless, yellow- No imageLévyne-Cauncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, colorless, yellowish
- No imageLévyne-Nauncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, colorless, yellowish
Nephelinecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellowish
Oligoclasecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray- No imagePhillipsite-Cacommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, colorless, yellow
Phillipsite-Nacommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, colorless, yellowish
Plavnoiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5reddish, reddish orange
Proshchenkoite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5brownish, reddish, orange-yellow
Quadratiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5reddish, gray
Rhodostanniteraremineral · Mohs 4reddish- No imageRose Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7pink, rose, white
Sea Urchin Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-5white, gray, tan
Stanfielditeraremineral · Mohs 5reddish, amber, pale bluish if weathered
Szmikiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5white, pink, reddish
Zunyiteraremineral · Mohs 7colorless, white, pale yellow
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