Black rocks & minerals
Black rocks and minerals are usually rich in iron, manganese, or carbon. Hardness and luster, metallic, glassy, dull, or sub-metallic, make the biggest difference in identification.
Showing 601–720 of 912 black rocks (page 6 of 8).
Makarochkiniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black
Maldoniteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2silver white, copper red, reddish white
Manaccanitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, iron-black
Manganbabingtoniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brownish black
Mangani-pargasiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, brownish-black- No imageManganilvaiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black
Mangano-ferri-eckermanniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, bluish green
Manganostibiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black
Mannarditeraremineral · Mohs 5.5-7black- No imageMaoniupingite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs ~6black, brownish black
- No imageMapiquiroiteraremineral · Mohs ~6black
- No imageMarcobaldiiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Marokiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black- No imageMarrucciiteraremineral · Mohs ~2black
Martitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, dark gray
Mathiasiteraremineral · Mohs 7.5black
Mcbirneyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark gray
Mckelveyite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, black, greenish gray
Mckinstryiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5dark gray, black, steel gray- No imageMeerschautitecommonmineral · Mohs 2lead-gray, black
Melaconitecommonmineral · Mohs 3black, gray- No imageMelanarsiteraremineral · Mohs ~4black
Melaniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, dark brownish-black
Melanocerite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, black, dark brown
Melanostibiteraremineral · Mohs >4black, blood red
Melanotekiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black, blackish gray
Melanothalliteraremineral · Mohs 3black, bluish black, greenish black
Melanovanaditeraremineral · Mohs 2.5black- No imageMélonjosephiteraremineral · Mohs <5black, dark green
- No imageMenchettiiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black
- No imageMenzerite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, black
Metacinnabaruncommonmineral · Mohs 3black, gray black- No imageMianningiteraremineral · Mohs ~6black
Micacommonmineral · Mohs 2-3black, brown, silver
Mica Bookcommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-4black, brown, silver- No imageMiessiiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5black, silvery gray
- No imageMoluraniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brown
Montana Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7yellow, orange, brown- No imageMonteneveiteraremineral · Mohs 7black
Monteponiteraremineral · Mohs 3black
Montroseiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, grayish black- No imageMorimotoiteraremineral · Mohs 7.5black
- No imageMukhiniteraremineral · Mohs 8black
- No imageMurataite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6.5black
Murdochiteraremineral · Mohs 4black- No imageMurunskiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5blue gray, copper brown, black
Nagyágiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5black, lead gray
Nahcoliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, gray
Neltneriteraremineral · Mohs 6black
Neotociteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown, liver brown
Neptuniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, red
Nežiloviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black
Nickelineuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5lead gray, grayish, copper
Nickeltyrrelliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5dark gray, black- No imageNikmelnikoviteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7dark brown, black
Nodulecommonsedimentarygray, brown, black- No imageNolaniteraremineral · Mohs 5black
Norrishiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5brownish black, black
Novaculitecommonsedimentary · Mohs 7white, gray, black
Novákiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5steel gray, black
Nowackiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, lead gray, steel gray
Nsutiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-8.5dark gray, grayish black, black- No imageOgnititeraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black
- No imageOlkhonskiteraremineral · Mohs 8black
Olmsteaditeraremineral · Mohs 4brown, reddish brown, black- No imageOmariniiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark gray
Oosterboschiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5black
Orientiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brown, black- No imageOrthobranneriteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish green
Orthopinakioliteraremineral · Mohs 6black
Osumiliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, dark blue, dark brown- No imageOsumilite-(Mg)raremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, green, dark blue
- No imageOwensiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black
Oxy-vanadium-draviteraremineral · Mohs 7.5dark brown, black, dark yellow-brown- No imageOxyphlogopiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, black
- No imageOxyvaniteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5black
Oyoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Ozokeriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1yellow, brown, black
Padĕraiteraremineral · Mohs 4steel gray, black
Papikeiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Paramelaconiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black
Paramontroseiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black
Parapierrotiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black- No imageParasterryiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black
- No imagePaseroiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5dark gray, black
Patróniteraremineral · Mohs 2lead gray, greenish black, black
Paxiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, steel gray
Pearceiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3black
Pearlcommongemstone · Mohs 2.5-4.5white, cream, pink
Pellouxiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3black- No imagePerbøeite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-7black, dark brown
Perloffiteraremineral · Mohs ~5dark brown, brownish black, greenish brown
Perovskiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5black, reddish brown, pale yellow
Perrierite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish, dark reddish brown
Perrierite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6black- No imagePertlikiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark olive green, black
- No imagePeterbaylissiteraremineral · Mohs <5black, dark red brown
Petitjeaniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, deep yellow, white
Petříčekiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5black- No imagePetrovskaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5lead gray, dark grayish black, black
- No imagePetscheckiteraremineral · Mohs ~5black
- No imagePhilrothiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Phosphoritecommonsedimentary · Mohs 3-5gray, brown, black- No imagePicasso Stonemetamorphicblack, gray, tan
Pigeonitecommonmineral · Mohs 6brown, greenish brown, light purple brown
Pillaiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black
Pinakioliteraremineral · Mohs 6black
Pinchiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, black brown- No imagePísekite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown, yellowish-brown
Piypiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5dark green, emerald green, black
Plagioniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5black, gray black
Plattneriteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish black, iron black
Playfairiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4lead gray, black
Plumboferriteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black- No imagePlumbostanniteraremineral · Mohs 4black, dark gray
Polhemusiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black- No imagePolyakovite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black
Polybasiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-3black, dark ruby red- No imagePotassic-arfvedsoniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, black, blue-black
- No imagePotassic-chloro-hastingsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
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