Blue rocks & minerals
Blue rocks and minerals owe their color to copper, cobalt, or charge-transfer effects between iron and titanium. Blues are uncommon in rock-forming minerals, so a vivid blue is worth a closer look.
Showing 1–120 of 278 blue rocks and minerals.
Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, blue
Alibates Flintuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7red, white, blue
Ammoliterarefossil · Mohs 3.5-4.5iridescent red, green, gold
Anataseuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, blue
Angelitecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5blue, grayish-blue, white
Anglesitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellow
Anhydritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, gray
Apatitecommonmineral · Mohs 5green, blue, yellow
Aquamarineuncommongemstone · Mohs 7.5-8blue, blue-green, green-blue
Aragonitecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, yellow
Aventurinecommongemstone · Mohs 6.5-7green, red, brown
Azuritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4azure blue, deep blue, blue
Baritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, yellow
Benitoiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5blue, colorless, white
Berylcommonmineral · Mohs 7.5-8colorless, green, blue
Bisbee Turquoiseraremineral · Mohs 5-6blue, green, blue-green
Blue Berylcommongemstone · Mohs 7.5-8blue, blue-green, light blue
Blue Chalcedonycommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, light blue, grayish blue
Blue Corundumuncommongemstone · Mohs 9blue, violet-blue, greenish-blue
Blue John Fluoriteraremineral · Mohs 4blue, violet, yellow
Blue Lace Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, white
Blue Moonstonecommongemstone · Mohs 6-6.5blue, white, colorless
Blue Sapphirecommongemstone · Mohs 9blue, violet-blue, greenish-blue
Blue Topazcommongemstone · Mohs 8blue, sky blue, swiss blue
Blueschistcommonmetamorphicblue, bluish-gray, blue-green
Boraciteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5colorless, white, gray
Boraxcommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, colorless, gray
Boulder Opaluncommongemstone · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, white, gray
Calaminecommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless, blue
Calcitecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellow
Cancriniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, orange, white
Celestinecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, pale blue
Cerussitecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, gray
Chalcedonycommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, blue
Chrysocollacommonmineral · Mohs ~2-4blue, blue-green, green
Color Change Garnetraregemstone · Mohs 7-7.5blue, green, purple
Common Opalcommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, gray, yellow
Cordieritecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5blue, violet, gray
Corundumcommonmineral · Mohs 9colorless, red, blue
Crocidolitecommonmineral · Mohs 6blue, lavender-blue, indigo
Crystal Opalraregemstone · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, black, colorless
Diamondcommongemstone · Mohs 10colorless, yellow, brown
Diopsidecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, gray, green
Dravitecommonmineral · Mohs 7brown, dark brown, yellowish brown
Dumortierite Quartzcommonmineral · Mohs 7blue, violet-blue, deep blue
Elbaitecommonmineral · Mohs 7green, pink, blue
Ellensburg Blueraregemstone · Mohs 7blue, violet-blue, cornflower blue
Ellensburg Blue Agateraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7blue, cornflower blue, violet-blue
Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, blue, green
Geodecommonsedimentary · Mohs 7white, gray, brown
Glaucophanecommonmineral · Mohs 6blue, blue-gray, lavender
Halitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5colorless, white, blue
Haüyneraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, green, yellow
Hawk's Eyecommonmineral · Mohs 7blue, blue-gray, blue-green
Hemimorphitecommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, blue
Holley Blue Agateraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, violet, lavender
Idocrasecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5green, brown, yellow
Indicoliteuncommongemstone · Mohs 7-7.5blue, indigo, blue-green
Iridescent Ammoniterarefossil · Mohs 3.5-4iridescent, red, green
Keokuk Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7clear, white, gray
Kingman Turquoisecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6blue, green, blue-green
Kyanitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-7blue, colorless, white
Labradoritecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5gray, gray-green, blue
Lapis Lazulicommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5blue, deep blue, ultramarine
Larimarraregemstone · Mohs 4.5-5blue, white, greenish-blue
Larvikitecommonigneous · Mohs 6gray, blue, black
Lazuliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6azure blue, blue, sky blue
Lazuriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5blue, azure, violet-blue
Liddicoatiteraremineral · Mohs 7.5pink, red, green
Llaniterareigneous · Mohs 6-7brown, reddish-brown, gray
London Blue Topazcommongemstone · Mohs 8dark blue, blue
Magnesio-riebeckiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6blue, black
Moonstonecommongemstone · Mohs 6white, colorless, blue
Number 8 Turquoiseraremineral · Mohs 5-6blue, green, spiderweb matrix
Octahedral Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, blue, green
Opalcommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, black, colorless
Opalitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, blue, milky
Owyhee Jaspercommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, brown, cream
Owyhee Thundereggcommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, purple, white
Pectoliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, gray, pale green
Pietersiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, gold, brown
Plancheiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6blue, light blue, dark blue
Precious Opalraregemstone · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, black, blue
Priday Thundereggcommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7red, brown, white
Rainbow Moonstonecommongemstone · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, blue
Riebeckitecommonmineral · Mohs 6dark blue, black, blue-green
Royston Turquoiseuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6blue, green, brown
Sapphirecommongemstone · Mohs 9blue, yellow, pink
Scapolitecommonmineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, gray
Shattuckiteuncommonmineral · Mohs ~3.5blue, greenish-blue, dark blue
Smithsonitecommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, gray, green
Sodalitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, white, gray
Spinelcommonmineral · Mohs 7.5-8red, blue, green
Star Sapphireraregemstone · Mohs 9blue, gray, violet
Sylvitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, red
Tanzaniteraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7blue, violet, purple
Thundereggcommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7multicolored, brown, gray
Topazcommonmineral · Mohs 8yellow, brown, colorless
Tourmalinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5black, green, pink
Tube Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, blue
Turquoisecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6blue, blue-green, green
Vesuvianitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-7green, brown, yellow
Vivianitecommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2colorless, white, pale green
Wavelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, yellow, green
Yowah Nutuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, red, green
Zirconcommonmineral · Mohs 7.5brown, red, yellow
Zoisitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-7gray, green, pink
Aeriniteraremineral · Mohs ~3blue, blue green, sky blue
Afghaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, colorless- No imageAgaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3blue
Agardite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 3-4colorless, yellowish green, blue
Agardite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3-4blue green, blue
Agate Nodulecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7banded, white, gray
Alfredopetroviteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, blue
Allophanecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, green, blue
Alpersiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5blue
Aluminoceladoniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2blue, green, blue-green
Anthonyiteraremineral · Mohs 2blue, gray violet
Antipiniteraremineral · Mohs ~2blue
Apachiteraremineral · Mohs 2blue
