Blackish brown rocks & minerals
Blackish 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.
11 blackish brown rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Biotitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, dark green
Uviteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7.5brown, green, yellow
Belendorffiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-4white, yellow, blackish brown
Cummingtoniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6white, black, blackish brown
Fluor-draviteraremineral · Mohs 7blackish brown- No imageGiniiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4blackish brown, black, blackish green
Heterogeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-5black, blackish brown, reddish brown- No imageHomiliteraremineral · Mohs 5black, blackish brown
Lepidocrocitecommonmineral · Mohs 5red, yellowish brown, blackish brown- No imageNordite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5light brown, dark brown, blackish brown
- No imageNordite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5-6light brown, dark brown, blackish brown
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