Light gray rocks & minerals
Light gray 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.
40 light gray rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Antimonyraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5tin white, light gray
Coquinacommonsedimentary · Mohs 3tan, white, light gray
Native Antimonyraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5tin-white, silver-white, light gray
Native Arsenicuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5tin-white, light gray, black
Aksaiteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5colorless, gray, light gray
Cannizzariteraremineral · Mohs ~2light gray, silver gray
Carrolliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5gray, copper red, light gray
Clinokurchatoviteraremineral · Mohs 4.5light gray
Corderoiteraremineral · Mohs ~3light gray, light yellow, light orange pink
Galenobismutiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3.5lead gray, gray, light gray- No imageGanteriteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5light gray, silver
Gerasimovskiteraremineral · Mohs 2brown, gray, light gray
Hidalgoiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, gray white, light green
Imiteriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3light gray, black, silver gray
Kurchatoviteraremineral · Mohs 4.5light gray
Laplandite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 2-3light gray, bluish gray, yellow gray
Linnaeiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5steel gray, violet gray, copper red
Mansfielditeraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, light gray, reddish gray- No imageMazzettiiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5light gray
Mgriiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brownish gray, light gray
Millisiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5white, greenish, light gray
Monzonitecommonigneous · Mohs 6-7gray, light gray, pinkish gray- No imageNickolayiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6light gray, grayish white
- No imagePalladodymiteraremineral · Mohs ~5white, light gray
Polydymiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5violet gray, copper red, light gray- No imageRiomarinaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3light beige, light gray
- No imageSalzburgiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3light gray
Siegeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5steel gray, violet gray, copper red- No imageSinoiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, light gray
Smirniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4colorless, light gray, light yellow
Stistaiteraremineral · Mohs >2light gray
Studenitsiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, light dirty yellow, light gray
Tuliokiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4light brown, light gray- No imageVelikiteraremineral · Mohs 4gray, greenish gray, light gray
Violariteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5violet gray, copper red, light gray
Vishneviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, colorless, yellow
Wadsleyiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7light gray- No imageWenkiteraremineral · Mohs 6light gray
Xonotliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5colorless, gray, lemon white
Zirkleriteraremineral · Mohs ~3.5light gray, white
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