Dark red rocks & minerals
Dark red 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.
58 dark red rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Almandinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5dark red, reddish-brown, brownish-black
Cupritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4red, dark red, cochineal red
Garnet Schistcommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-7gray, brown, silver
Pyrargyriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5dark red, grayish red, black
Realgaruncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2red, orange, aurora red
Scoriacommonigneous · Mohs 5-6black, dark gray, reddish brown
Star Garnetuncommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5reddish-brown, dark red, black
Barnesiteraremineral · Mohs 3dark red, brown red
Berauniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4green, greenish brown, gray green- No imageBostwickiteraremineral · Mohs ~1dark red
- No imageBurnsiteraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5dark red
Cafarsiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6dark brown, brownish yellow, brownish black
Chevkinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6brownish black, dark red
Cobaltomeniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5dark red, pink
Demicheleite-(Br)raremineral · Mohs 1.5-2dark red, black- No imageDemicheleite-(I)raremineral · Mohs 1.5-2dark red, black
- No imageDokuchaeviteraremineral · Mohs 2dark red
Ekaniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5green, yellow, dark red- No imageFergusonite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5dark red, black
Friedeliteraremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, brown red, yellow
Getchelliteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2dark red, blood red, purple red
Gillulyiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark red, red, maroon
Grimaldiiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4.5dark red, reddish brown
Holdeniteraremineral · Mohs 4yellowish red, dark red, pink- No imageJarosewichiteraremineral · Mohs ~4dark red
- No imageJentschiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5black, dark red
Koeneniteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2colorless, light yellow, dark red
Laffittiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark red
Laphamiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2dark red
Magnussoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4blue green, grass green, dark red
Maxwelliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5dark red
Mcconnelliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark red
Mozartiteraremineral · Mohs 6dark red, reddish brown
Nabiasiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark red- No imageNicksoboleviteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark red
- No imageOxy-draviteraremineral · Mohs ~7dark red
Pararobertsiteraremineral · Mohs 2bronze, yellow, dark red
Phoenicochroiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3.5dark red, lemon yellow
Piemontite-(Sr)raremineral · Mohs 6dark red
Poyarkoviteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5dark red, red, black
Purpuriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5brownish black, violet, dark pink
Pyrobeloniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark red
Pyrophaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6blood red, green yellow, dark red
Red Garnetcommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5red, dark red, reddish-brown
Robertsiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, blood red, brownish black
Sarkiniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, dark red, reddish yellow- No imageSewarditeraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark red, lighter red orange
- No imageSimferiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark red
- No imageTausoniteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5brown red, gray, dark red
Tegengreniteraremineral · Mohs 6dark red
Tinsleyiteraremineral · Mohs ~5dark red- No imageTranquillityiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark red
Villiaumiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5colorless, dark red, orange brown
Vrbaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark red, gray black
Wakefieldite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4.5-5dark red, black- No imageWallkilldelliteraremineral · Mohs ~3dark red
Yukoniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3brownish black, dark red, reddish brown
Zinciteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, dark yellow, dark red
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