Iron black rocks & minerals
Iron black 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.
56 iron black rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Acanthitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5lead-gray, black, gray
Enargiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3grayish-black, iron-black, steel gray
Graphitecommonmineral · Mohs 1-2black, steel-gray, iron black
Ilmenitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, iron-black, brownish-black
Magnetitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, iron-black, grayish black
Psilomelanecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, bluish-black, gray
Specularitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5steel-gray, iron-black, silvery-gray
Tetrahedritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-4.5steel-gray, iron-black, black
Aramayoiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5iron black, deep blood red- No imageArgentotennantite-(Zn)raremineral · Mohs 3-4steel-gray, iron-black
- No imageBaumhauerite IIraremineral · Mohs 3lead-gray, iron-black
Baumstarkiteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5iron black, grayish black
Columbiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, iron-black
Columbium Oreuncommonmineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black, iron-black
Credneriteraremineral · Mohs 4iron black, steel gray
Cuproiridsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6iron black, black- No imageCupropearceiteraremineral · Mohs 3black, iron-black
Cuprorhodsiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5iron black, black- No imageEkplexiteraremineral · Mohs ~1iron black
- No imageFluoranniteraremineral · Mohs 3iron black
Goldfielditeraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5dark lead gray, iron black
Hedleyiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2tin white, iron black, black
Ilvaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6iron black, dark grayish black
Inditeraremineral · Mohs 5iron black
Irarsiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5iron black
Ironraremineral · Mohs 4steel gray, iron black, dark gray- No imageIseiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5iron-black
Jacobsiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, iron black- No imageKainotropiteraremineral · Mohs ~5iron-black, reddish black
Kamacitemineral · Mohs 4steel gray, iron black
Kamiokiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4.5iron black- No imageKaskasiteraremineral · Mohs ~1iron black
- No imageKenngottiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3iron-black, dark gray
- No imageKenoargentotetrahedrite-(Fe)raremineral · Mohs 3-4iron-black, steel-gray
Långbaniteraremineral · Mohs 6.5iron black
Lodestonecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, iron-black
Manaccanitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, iron-black
Manganeseraremineral · Mohs 2silvery-gray, iron-black- No imageManganokaskasiteraremineral · Mohs ~1iron black
Matilditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5gray, iron black
Native Ironraremineral · Mohs 4steel gray, iron black, dark gray- No imageNative Siliconraremineral · Mohs 7iron black, reddish brown
Naumanniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5grayish black, iron black
Petziteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3steel gray, iron black
Plattneriteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish black, iron black- No imagePutziteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5iron black
Ramsdelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs ~3black, iron black, steel gray
Tennantitemineral · Mohs 3-4.5flint gray, steel gray, iron black
Tennantite-(Fe)uncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4steel-gray, iron-black
Tennantite-(Zn)uncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4steel-gray, iron-black
Tetrahedrite-(Fe)commonmineral · Mohs 3-4steel-gray, iron-black- No imageTetrahedrite-(Zn)commonmineral · Mohs 3-4steel-gray, iron-black
Villamaníniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5iron black- No imageWilhelmramsayiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5dark lead gray, iron black
Wolframiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5brownish black, iron black
Woodruffiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, iron black, black brown
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