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.
42 brownish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Alexandriteraregemstone · Mohs 8.5emerald green, red, purplish-red
Cryoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Laumontitecommonmineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless, yellow
Nephelinecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellowish
Rhodochrositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4pink, red, rose-red
Scolecitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless, pink
Asbecasiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7lemon, brownish
Cerargyriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5colorless, white, gray- No imageEldragóniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5brownish
Ferrierite-NH4raremineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, colorless, yellowish
Glaucoceriniteraremineral · Mohs 1white, sky blue, gray
Gypsitecommonsedimentary · Mohs 1.5-2white, gray, yellowish
Hafnonraremineral · Mohs 7.5colorless, brownish, yellow
Kaolincommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
Köttigiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3red, brownish
Lithiophiliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellowish brown, salmon- No imageLoseyiteraremineral · Mohs ~3bluish white, brownish, brownish white
Marialiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, bluish, brownish
Meioniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6bluish, brownish, colorless- No imageMetaboriteraremineral · Mohs 5brownish, brownish white, colorless
- No imageMetauranopiliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, gray, grayish green
Nacriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Natroaluniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, grayish, yellowish
Natroniobiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellow, brownish, blackish
Nitratineraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, colorless, gray
Northupiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4brownish, colorless, gray
Painiteraremineral · Mohs ~8brownish, brownish red, orange red
Perrierite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish, dark reddish brown- No imageQingsongiteraremineral · Mohs 9.5-10dark green, black, brownish
Rosenbuschiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6orange, gray, brownish
Rutherfordineraremineral · Mohs 2.5brownish, brownish yellow, white
Samarskite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish, yellowish brown
Schizoliteraremineral · Mohs 5pink, pale red, brownish
Stercoriteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless, yellowish
Tainioliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3.5colorless, brownish, greenish brown
Thomsenoliteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white, reddish
Triphyliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5bluish gray, gray, brownish
Tyretskiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, brownish, brownish white
Uranotungstiteraremineral · Mohs ~2yellow, brownish, yellow brown
Vashegyiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, brownish, brownish yellow
Whewelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, brownish, gray
Wiseriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, brownish, reddish
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