Mineral rocks & minerals
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids with a defined chemical composition and crystalline structure. They are the building blocks of every rock you pick up in the field.
Field tip: Identification starts with hardness, then luster, color, streak, and crystal habit.
Showing 1–120 of 5815 minerals.
Abellaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Abelsoniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3purple, reddish-brown, pinkish-brown
Abenakiite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4yellow, brown, yellow-brown
Abernathyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, lemon yellow
Abhuriteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Abramoviteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2lead-gray, tin-white
Abswurmbachiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black
Abuiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Acanthitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5lead-gray, black- No imageAcetamideraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5colorless, white, yellowish
- No imageAchalaiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish-black
Achávaliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5bronze, reddish-brown
Achyrophaniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5dark brown, brownish-red- No imageAcmonidesiteraremineral · Mohs 3brown
Actinolitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6green, dark green, blackish-green
Actinolite Prismcommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6bright green, dark green, blackish green
Acuminiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white- No imageAdachiiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark green, dark brown, black
Adamiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, green, colorless
Adamsite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless, pale yellow- No imageAddibischoffiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5deep red, brownish-red
- No imageAdeliteraremineral · Mohs 5green, grayish-green, yellowish-green
Admontiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white- No imageAdolfpateraiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, yellow-green
Adranositeraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, yellow- No imageAdranosite-(Fe)raremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-orange
- No imageAdrianiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5red, brown, orange
Adulariacommonmineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, pale yellow
Aegirinecommonmineral · Mohs 6green, dark green, black
Aegirine-augitecommonmineral · Mohs 6black, greenish-black, dark green
Aenigmatiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Aeriniteraremineral · Mohs 3blue, azure blue, greenish blue
Aerugiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5green, blue-green
Aeschynite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, yellowish-brown
Aeschynite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown, reddish-brown
Aeschynite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6pale yellow, yellow-orange, pale greenish yellow
Afghaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, colorless, white
Afmiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3colorless, white
Afwilliteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white- No imageAgaiteraremineral · Mohs 3blue
- No imageAgakhanovite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, pale pink
Agardite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellowish-green, green
Agardite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellow-green, light green
Agardite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellow-green, green
Agardite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, greenish-yellow, pale green
Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, blue
Agate Nodulecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7banded, white, gray- No imageAgmantiniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3orange-red
Agrelliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5white, gray, pinkish
Agricolaiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow
Agrinieriteraremineral · Mohs 3orange, yellow-orange
Aguilariteraremineral · Mohs 2.5lead-gray, iron-black
Aheyliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6blue, green, blue-green
Ahlfelditeraremineral · Mohs 2.5pale green, apple-green, olive-green- No imageAhrensiteraremineral · Mohs 8bluish green
Aikiniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5lead-gray, blackish
Aiolositeraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Ajoiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5bluish green
Akaganeiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4reddish-brown, brown, yellowish-brown- No imageAkaogiiteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brown
Akatoreiteraremineral · Mohs 6reddish-brown, orange-brown
Akdalaiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5white, colorless
Åkermaniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, gray- No imageAkhtenskiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3black, gray
- No imageAkimotoiteraremineral · Mohs 7-8dark brown, black
- No imageAklimaiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless
- No imageAkopovaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Akrochorditeraremineral · Mohs 3.5reddish-brown, brown, yellowish-brown
Aksaiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white- No imageAktashiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5gray, black
Alabanditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, iron-black, brownish-black
Alabastercommonmineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, gray
Alacrániteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2orange, red, yellow-orange
Alamositeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless
Alarsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless- No imageAlbertiniiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-orange
- No imageAlbertiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black
Albitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray- No imageAlbrechtschraufiteraremineral · Mohs 2yellow, yellow-green
- No imageAlburniteraremineral · Mohs 4black, dark gray
- No imageAlcaparrosaiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, yellowish-orange
Aldermaniteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white, pale yellow
Aldridgeiteraremineral · Mohs 2pale blue- No imageAleksandroviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5colorless, white
Aleksiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, lead-gray- No imageAleutiteraremineral · Mohs 2dark green, black
- 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
Algodoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4silver-white, steel-gray
Aliettiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2colorless, pale yellow, green- No imageAllabogdaniteraremineral · Mohs 6light straw-yellow, steel-gray
Allactiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark red, reddish brown, brown
Allaniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, reddish-brown
Allanite-(Ce)uncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brown, reddish-brown
Allanite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, reddish-brown
Allanite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, dark brown- No imageAllanite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, reddish-brown
Allanpringiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellowish-brown, brown
Allargentumraremineral · Mohs 4silver-white, tin-white
Alleghanyiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6brownish red, reddish brown, orange brown- No imageAllendeiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, colorless
- No imageAllochalcoseliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark gray, black
- No imageAlloclasiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, steel-gray
Allophanecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, blue, green
Alloriiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white- No imageAlluaiviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, weak brownish pink
Alluauditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, green
Almandinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark red, reddish-brown, brownish-black- No imageAlmaruditeraremineral · Mohs 6colorless, pale yellow
Almeidaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown- No imageAlnaperbøeite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, yellowish-brown
Alpersiteraremineral · Mohs 2blue, blue-green- No imageAlsakharovite-Znraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown
Alstoniteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5colorless, white, gray
Altaiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3tin-white, bronze
Alteriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, yellowish-brown, brown
Althausiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray
