Grayish rocks & minerals

Grayish 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.

20 grayish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.

Lepidolitecommon
mineral · Mohs 2.5-4lilac, pink, violet
Åkermaniteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, grayish, green
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Blauberiterare
mineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, colorless, yellowish
Cobaltrare
mineral · Mohs 5silver-white, grayish
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Deliensiterare
mineral · Mohs 2yellow, white, grayish
Hausmanniteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 5.5brownish black, grayish
Kaolincommon
mineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, grayish, yellowish
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Metathénarditerare
mineral · Mohs ~3white, colorless, greenish
Nantokiterare
mineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white, grayish
Natroaluniteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, grayish, yellowish
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Nechelyustoviterare
mineral · Mohs 3creamy, grayish, bluish
Newberyiterare
mineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, gray brown, grayish
Nickelineuncommon
mineral · Mohs 5-5.5lead gray, grayish, copper
Pirssoniterare
mineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, grayish, white
Rhodiziterare
mineral · Mohs 8-8.5white, colorless, grayish
Salammoniacuncommon
mineral · Mohs 1-2white, colorless, grayish
Thermonatritecommon
mineral · Mohs 1-1.5white, colorless, grayish yellow
Tronacommon
mineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, gray white, grayish
Valentiniteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 2.5-3brownish reddish, colorless, gray white
Wagneriterare
mineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, greenish, gray white

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