Blackish-gray rocks & minerals

Blackish-gray 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.

13 blackish-gray rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.

Cylindriterare
mineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark lead-gray, blackish-gray
Dzharkeniterare
mineral · Mohs 3.5-4gray, blackish-gray
Galliterare
mineral · Mohs 3-3.5gray, dark gray, blackish-gray
Gersdorffiteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 5.5silver-white, steel-gray, blackish-gray
Giesseniterare
mineral · Mohs 3.5lead-gray, blackish-gray
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Izoklakeiterare
mineral · Mohs 3.5lead-gray, blackish-gray
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Klaprothiterare
mineral · Mohs 2.5steel-gray, blackish-gray
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Kuramiterare
mineral · Mohs 3.5-4gray, blackish-gray
Penroseiterare
mineral · Mohs 2.5-3lead-gray, blackish-gray
Quatrandoriterare
mineral · Mohs 3-3.5lead-gray, blackish-gray
Stibnitecommon
mineral · Mohs 2lead-gray, steel-gray, blackish-gray
Stilleiterare
mineral · Mohs 4.5dark gray, blackish gray
Tungstenrare
mineral · Mohs 7.5steel-gray, silver-white, blackish-gray

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