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 841–912 of 912 black rocks (page 8 of 8).
- No imageTitanomaghemitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black, gray
Titanowodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown- No imageTivaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black
Tocornaliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, bright yellow, gray green
Todorokitecommonmineral · Mohs 1.5black, brownish black, gray
Tomichiteraremineral · Mohs 6black- No imageTörnroositeraremineral · Mohs 5black
Treasuriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black- No imageTredouxiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Trevoriteraremineral · Mohs 5black
Trilobite Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-5black, brown, gray
Tripliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5brown, dark brown, salmon pink- No imageTschauneriteraremineral · Mohs 8black
Tschermakiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, green, dark green
Tsygankoiteraremineral · Mohs ~3black
Tubulitecommonfossil · Mohs 3-4black- No imageTuhualiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4blue violet, dark blue, black
Tweddilliteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, brownish black- No imageTwinniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black
- No imageUedaite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Uintaitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5black- No imageUlvöspineluncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black
Umohoiteraremineral · Mohs 2black, bluish black, dark green
Vaesiteraremineral · Mohs ~3.5black, steel gray, tin white- No imageVanadoandrosite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, dark brown
Vanoxiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3black, brownish black- No imageVasilyeviteraremineral · Mohs ~3silvery gray, black, dark reddish black
Vaughaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Vauqueliniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3green, brown, brownish green- No imageVerbeekiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black
- No imageVerbieriteraremineral · Mohs 3dark gray, black
Verde Antiquecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-5green, dark green, white
Vernaditecommonmineral · Mohs 1-2black, chocolate brown
Versiliaiteraremineral · Mohs 5black
Vertebrate Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-6brown, tan, black
Volcanic Ashcommonigneousgray, brown, black
Voltaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3black, greenish black, dark green
Vonseniteraremineral · Mohs 5black, greenish black- No imageVorlaniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black
Wakefieldite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4.5-5dark red, black- No imageWallisiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5lead gray, black
Warwickiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4black, brown- No imageWatkinsoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black
Wattersiteraremineral · Mohs <5bronze, reddish brown, black
Weissiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, bluish black, dark blue black- No imageWernerkrauseiteraremineral · Mohs ~3black
Wicksiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5bluish black, dark blue, black
Wilkinsoniteraremineral · Mohs ~5black
Willemiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5white, yellow, green
Wodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown, reddish brown, black- No imageWurtziliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brown
Wurtziteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4brownish black, orange brown, reddish brown- No imageWyartiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, greenish black, black violet
- No imageXieiteraremineral · Mohs >5.5dark brown, black
- No imageYaroshevskiteraremineral · Mohs ~3.5black
Yarrowiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, blue
Yimengiteraremineral · Mohs 4.1black
Yttrocolumbite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5black- No imageYttrocrasite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black
Yuanfuliiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black- No imageZenzéniteraremineral · Mohs 5.7black
Ziesiteraremineral · Mohs 3black- No imageZincohögbomite-2N2Sraremineral · Mohs 7deep brown, black
Zincohögbomite-2N6Sraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, black- No imageZincovelesite-6N6Sraremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
- No imageZincovoltaiteraremineral · Mohs ~3black, green, greenish black
Zirconoliteraremineral · Mohs 6.5black, brown- No imageZircophylliteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5dark brown, black, black brown
Zirkeliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, reddish brown- No imageZohariteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black, dark gray
- No imageZoltaiiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, steel gray
Zwieseliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5dark brown, black, black brown
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