Black brown rocks & minerals
Black 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.
12 black brown rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
- No imageAngelelliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black brown
Bartoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black brown
Calzirtiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, brown green, light brown
Kupletskiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow brown, black, black brown
Pinchiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, black brown
Schreyeriteraremineral · Mohs 7black brown
Tapiolite-(Mn)raremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, black brown- No imageThorosteenstrupineraremineral · Mohs ~4dark brown, black, black brown
Wodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown, reddish brown, black
Woodruffiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, iron black, black brown- No imageZircophylliteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5dark brown, black, black brown
Zwieseliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5dark brown, black, black brown
