Amber rocks & minerals
Amber 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.
14 amber rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Becquereliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, amber, orange
Citrinecommongemstone · Mohs 7yellow, golden-yellow, amber
Dumontiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, amber, brownish-yellow
Ferristrunziteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, brownish-yellow, amber
Fossil Insectuncommonfossil · Mohs 1-3brown, amber, black
Fossil Spiderrarefossilamber, brown, black- No imageGolden Baritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5yellow, golden yellow, amber
Honey Calcitecommonmineral · Mohs 3yellow, honey-yellow, amber
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)raremineral · Mohs 4yellow, yellow-brown, brown
Niocaliteraremineral · Mohs 6yellow, yellow-orange, amber
Pyroxferroiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5brown, amber, tan- No imageSilicified Conodontsuncommonfossil · Mohs 7amber, brown, white
Strontio-orthojoaquiniteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, amber- No imageYellow Calcitecommonmineral · Mohs 3yellow, honey yellow, amber
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