Dark brown rocks & minerals
Dark 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.
Showing 1–120 of 250 dark brown rocks and minerals.
Achyrophaniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5dark brown, brownish-red- No imageAdachiiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark green, dark brown, black
Aeschynite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, yellowish-brown- No imageAkimotoiteraremineral · Mohs 7-8dark brown, black
Allanite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, dark brown
Almeidaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Ambrinoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Annitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, dark green
Apache Tearscommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, dark brown
Argutiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7black, dark brown
Arseniopleiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, reddish-brown, black- No imageAtlasoviteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown
Auroriteraremineral · Mohs 1.5dark brown, black
Australitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, olive green
Azoproiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown- No imageBadaloviteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark brown, reddish-brown
Barianditeraremineral · Mohs 2-3black, dark brown- No imageBarioferriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
- No imageBatisiviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, reddish brown
Belkoviteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brown, dark brown, black- No imageBeusite-(Ca)raremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellow-brown, dark brown
Biotitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, dark brown, dark green- No imageBitikleiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark brown, black
- No imageBobmeyeriteraremineral · Mohs 4-5dark brown, reddish-brown
- No imageBobshannoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, reddish-brown
Bonaccorditeraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, brownish black- No imageBostwickiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, reddish-brown
Bracewelliteraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, black
Brackebuschiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark brown
Branneriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black, dark brown- No imageBrown Tourmalinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown
Brownmilleriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black
Cafarsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Calzirtiteraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, reddish-brown, black
Carboiriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown- No imageCarbokentbrooksiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, reddish-brown
- No imageCarlfrancisiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, brownish red, black
Chambersiteraremineral · Mohs 7violet, purple, dark brown
Chesteriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish-black
Chevkinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, brownish-black- No imageChrombismiteraremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, black
Chromo-alumino-povondraiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, black- No imageCiriottiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark brown, black
Davidite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Davidite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Delafossiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown- No imageDemagistrisiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7dark brown, black
Dissakisite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-7brown, dark brown, black- No imageDissakisite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-7black, brown, dark brown
Djerfisheriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark brown
Dollaseite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5brown, reddish-brown, dark brown- No imageDonwilhelmsiteraremineral · Mohs not determineddark brown, black
Dravitecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, dark brown, yellowish brown- No imageDzhuluiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7dark brown, black
Eastoniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, black, greenish-brown- No imageEdtolliteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, reddish-brown
- No imageElbrusiteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5black, dark brown
Ericssoniteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black
Erlianiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown
Esseneiteraremineral · Mohs 6brown, dark brown, reddish-brown
Fencooperiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, reddish brown
Ferri-ghoseiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish-black
Ferri-kaersutiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Ferri-obertiiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown- No imageFerri-pedriziteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferriandrosite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, dark brown- No imageFerricerite-(LaCa)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black, dark brown
Ferrihydritecommonmineral · Mohs 2-3reddish-brown, brown, dark-brown- No imageFerriperbøeite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6-6.5black, dark brown
Ferrisymplesiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3dark brown, brownish black, brown
Ferro-edeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green- No imageFerro-ferri-hornblendeuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Ferro-ferri-katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferro-gedriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish black, gray
Ferro-hornblendecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Ferro-katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Ferro-pargasiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown- No imageFerrobobfergusoniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brown, dark brown
- No imageFerroericssoniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, dark brown
- No imageFerrohögbomite-2N2Sraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, black
- No imageFerrokinoshitaliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow, brown, dark brown
- No imageFerrorockbridgeiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark brown, black, greenish black
- No imageFerrorosemaryiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5dark brown, black, yellow-brown
Ferrosiliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, dark brown, black
Fetiasiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4dark brown, black- No imageFluor-buergeriteraremineral · Mohs 7brown, dark brown
Fluor-draviteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, yellow-brown, dark brown- No imageFluorcarmoite-(BaNa)raremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, dark green, black
- No imageFluorotetraferriphlogopiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown
- No imageFranklinfurnaceiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, black
Gamagariteraremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, black- No imageGladkovskyiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5dark brown, black
Gottlobiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellowish-brown, brown, dark brown- No imageGrigorieviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown
Grimaldiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark brown
Griphiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, yellowish-brown, dark brown
Groutiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, dark brown
Häggiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, dark brown- No imageHanawaltiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5dark brown, yellow-brown
Hashemiteraremetamorphic · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Hastingsiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Hejtmaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brown, reddish-brown, dark brown
Hendersoniteraremineral · Mohs 2dark brown, black
Hendricksiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3dark brown, reddish brown
Hetaeroliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, dark brown
Hibbingiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, reddish brown, black- No imageHongheiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5dark brown, black, reddish-brown
Howieiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, dark green
Hypersthenecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark brown, dark green
Jangguniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown
Jetcommonfossil · Mohs 2.5-4black, dark brown
Jinshajiangiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brown, yellow-brown, dark brown- No imageJoesmithiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5dark brown, brownish black, reddish brown
- No imageJohntomaiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5dark brown, reddish-brown
Kaersutiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Katophoriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, brownish red, black
Kazakhstaniteraremineral · Mohs 1-2black, dark brown
Kentroliteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, reddish-brown- No imageKimseyiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, black
Kimzeyiteraremineral · Mohs 7dark brown, black, reddish brown
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