Brownish rocks & minerals
Brownish 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.
46 brownish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Alexandriteraregemstone · Mohs 8.5emerald green, red, purplish-red
Arsenoflorencite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5-6white, yellowish, brownish
Barysiliteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellowish
Böhmitecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, gray, yellowish- No imageCalciocatapleiiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, yellowish, brownish
Canasiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, yellowish-green, brownish
Cerargyriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5colorless, white, gray
Cryoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, colorless, yellowish
Cymriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, pale yellow
Diasporeuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7white, gray, colorless
Dickitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, yellowish, brownish- No imageFaujasite-Mgraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellowish
Faujasite-Nararemineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellowish
Ferrierite-NH4raremineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, colorless, yellowish
Ferrobustamiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, yellowish, brownish
Fichteliteraremineral · Mohs 1white, colorless, yellowish
Götzeniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, colorless, white- No imageGypsitecommonsedimentary · Mohs 1.5-2white, gray, yellowish
Gyroliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4white, yellowish, greenish- No imageHingganite-(Yb)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7colorless, white, pale yellow
Huttoniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, yellowish
Iodargyriteraremineral · Mohs 1.5yellow, yellowish-green, brownish
Jenniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, pink, brownish
Kaolincommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
Kaolinitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
Kirschsteiniteraremineral · Mohs 6yellowish-green, brownish, colorless
Kladnoiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5white, yellowish, brownish
Kosnariteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, yellow- No imageKushiroiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7green, dark green, black
Manganonordite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5colorless, white, yellowish
Melliteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5honey-yellow, brownish, reddish-yellow
Nephelinecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellowish- No imageQingsongiteraremineral · Mohs 9.5-10dark green, black, brownish
Rectoriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-3white, gray, yellowish
Rhodochrositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4pink, red, rose-red- No imageRoweiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, brownish
Saponitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, gray, yellowish
Struvitecommonmineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, yellowish-white
Thalénite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 6.5pink, flesh-red, gray
Thénarditecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, gray- No imageTrattneriteraremineral · Mohs 6-7colorless, pale yellow, brownish
Trimeriteraremineral · Mohs 6-7colorless, pink, flesh-red
Truscottiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, pale yellow, brownish- No imageWeileriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, yellowish
Whewelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellowish- No imageWyllieiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark green, yellow-green, brownish
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