Reddish rocks & minerals
Reddish 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.
29 reddish rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Albitecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray
Andesinecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, gray, greenish
Anhydritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, gray
Arkosecommonsedimentary · Mohs 6-7pink, gray, tan
Cryoliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Datolitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless, yellow
Native Sulfurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5yellow, yellow-orange, yellow-green
Nephelinecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellowish
Oligoclasecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5white, colorless, gray
Sea Urchin Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 3-5white, gray, tan
Alumcommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, colorless, yellowish
Avogadriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white, yellowish
Axinite-(Mn)uncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7brown, colorless, yellowish
Bloeditecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellow
Davidite-(La)raremineral · Mohs ~6black, grayish black, brownish black
Galkhaiteraremineral · Mohs 3orange red, reddish, black- No imageNative Seleniumraremineral · Mohs 2gray, purple gray, reddish
Native Sulphurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5sulfur-yellow, honey-yellow, yellowish brown
Natroaluniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, grayish, yellowish
Otaviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, yellow brown, reddish
Picromeritecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, gray
Plavnoiteraremineral · Mohs ~2reddish, reddish orange
Prideriteraremineral · Mohs 7black, reddish, reddish black
Rose Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7pink, rose, white
Seleniumraremineral · Mohs 2gray, purple gray, reddish
Sulfurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5yellow, yellowish brown, yellowish gray
Szmikiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5brown white, gray white, pink
Thomsenoliteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white, reddish
Wiseriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, brownish, reddish
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