Light brown rocks & minerals
Light 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.
83 light brown rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Augitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, dark green, brownish green
Brookiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6reddish-brown, brown, black
Charoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6lavender, violet, purple
Pumicecommonigneous · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, cream
Armstrongiteraremineral · Mohs 4.6light brown, reddish brown- No imageAspidoliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3light brown, white, greenish
Bafertisiteraremineral · Mohs ~5red, yellowish red, light brown- No imageBahianiteraremineral · Mohs 9colorless, violet, cream white
Baotiteraremineral · Mohs 6light brown, black- No imageBilibinskiteraremineral · Mohs 5bronze brown, light brown, pink brown
Bismutotantaliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5light brown, black
Burkeiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, gray, gray white
Byelorussite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellow, yellow brown, light brown
Cabalzariteraremineral · Mohs ~5light brown, brownish pink, orange brown
Calzirtiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7dark brown, brown green, light brown
Carlosturaniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5light brown
Cebolliteraremineral · Mohs ~5white, colorless, greenish gray
Coalingiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2bronze brown, light brown, reddish brown
Collinsiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-5colorless, white, light brown- No imageDuttoniteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5light brown
Eosphoriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5light pink, yellow brown, light brown
Epistoliteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-3white, yellowish white, gray- No imageEveslogiteraremineral · Mohs 5light brown, yellow brown
Ferrostrunziteraremineral · Mohs ~4yellow brown, light brown, colorless
Fersmaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5golden yellow, resin brown, light brown- No imageFukaliteraremineral · Mohs ~4white, light brown
Gagarinite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, cream white, light brown- No imageGebharditeraremineral · Mohs ~3light brown
Gobbinsiteraremineral · Mohs ~4lemon white, chalky white, light brown
Hardystoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, light brown, pink
Hilairiteraremineral · Mohs >4light brown
Hubeiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown, light brown
Hydroboraciteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-6white, colorless, greenish
Idrialiteraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5greenish yellow, light brown, colorless
Kahlenbergiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7light brown, yellow-brown, light orange
Kemmlitziteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, gray brown, light brown- No imageKingsmountiteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5light brown, pearl white
Komaroviteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2white, light brown, light pink- No imageKuzmenkoite-Znraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, grayish white
Kuznetsoviteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow brown, honey brown, light brown
Laueiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow orange, honey brown, light brown
Magnoliteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2colorless, yellow green, light brown
Marićiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5colorless, gray, gray white
Mawbyiteraremineral · Mohs ~4light brown, reddish brown, pale orange
Mcgoverniteraremineral · Mohs 3bronze brown, light brown, dark reddish brown- No imageMikasaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, light brown
Nchwaningiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5light brown- No imageNordite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5light brown, dark brown, blackish brown
- No imageNordite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5-6light brown, dark brown, blackish brown
Nordstranditeraremineral · Mohs 3beige, colorless, light brown
Okanoganite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 4light brown, light pink, white
Oldhamiteraremineral · Mohs 4light brown, dark brown
Olshanskyiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, light brown
Ordoñeziteraremineral · Mohs 6.5colorless, yellow green, light brown- No imageOrthojoaquinite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, light brown
Pargasiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6dark green, bluish green, brown
Perhamiteraremineral · Mohs ~5light brown, white
Phosinaite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, pink, light brown
Roscheriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5light brown, dark brown, olive green- No imageRoweiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5light brown
Santabarbaraiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5brown, light brown
Satterlyiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5light brown, light yellow
Schalleriteraremineral · Mohs ~5light brown, reddish brown
Searlesiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5white, light brown
Seranditeraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5light brown, light pink, orange red
Sigloiteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, light brown, light yellow
Simpsoniteraremineral · Mohs 7.5brownish yellow, colorless, white
Sitinakiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5colorless, light brown, pink
Tinaksiteraremineral · Mohs 6pink, pale yellow, light brown
Tinticiteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5white, light brown, pale yellowish green- No imageTrimounsite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 7light brown
- No imageTsepinite-Kraremineral · Mohs 5light brown, white, colorless
Tsepinite-Nararemineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, light brown
Tuliokiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4light brown, light gray
Ureararemineral · Mohs 2light brown, light yellow
Volborthiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, brownish yellow, greenish yellow- No imageVoronkoviteraremineral · Mohs 5light brown
- No imageWakefieldite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs ~5yellow, light brown, light yellow brown
Waylanditeraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, light brown
Winstanleyiteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, light brown- No imageYafsoaniteraremineral · Mohs ~6light brown, dark brown
Zemanniteraremineral · Mohs 3dark brown, light brown
Zinnwalditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-4light brown, silvery white, gray
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