Violet rocks & minerals
Violet 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.
69 violet rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Adamiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, green, colorless
Amethystcommongemstone · Mohs 7purple, violet, lavender
Amethyst Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7purple, violet
Ametrineuncommongemstone · Mohs 7yellow, purple, violet
Ammoliterarefossil · Mohs 3.5-4.5iridescent red, green, gold
Anhydritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, gray
Apophyllitecommonmineral · Mohs 4-5white, colorless, green
Blue John Fluoriteraremineral · Mohs 4blue, violet, yellow
Charoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6lavender, violet, purple
Chevron Amethystcommongemstone · Mohs 7purple, white, violet
Cordieritecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5blue, violet, gray
Corundumcommonmineral · Mohs 9colorless, red, blue
Erythriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5crimson, peach-red, pink
Eudialyteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6red, pink, brown
Holley Blue Agateraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, violet, lavender
Kunziteuncommongemstone · Mohs 6.5-7pink, violet, lilac
Lepidolitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-4lilac, pink, violet
Paraiba Tourmalineraregemstone · Mohs 7-7.5neon blue, neon green, violet
Quartzcommonmineral · Mohs 7colorless, white, gray
Rutilecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5reddish-brown, red, black
Scapolitecommonmineral · Mohs 6colorless, white, gray
Spodumeneuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7colorless, white, gray
Star Sapphireraregemstone · Mohs 9blue, gray, violet
Sugiliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5light brownish yellow, brownish yellow, violet
Tanzaniteraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7blue, violet, purple
Aluminosugiliteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5pink, violet, reddish-purple
Alumohydrocalciteraremineral · Mohs 2.5chalky white, bluish white, violet- No imageBahianiteraremineral · Mohs 9colorless, violet, cream white
Bentoriteraremineral · Mohs 2violet, light violet
Cerargyriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5colorless, white, gray
Creediteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4colorless, violet, white- No imageDavisiteraremineral · Mohs 6purple, violet, black
Dumortieriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7-8.5blue, brown, violet
Elyiteraremineral · Mohs 2violet, lavender
Eudidymiteraremineral · Mohs 6blue, colorless, violet- No imageFerro-holmquistiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark blue, violet, dark green
Fluoboriteraremineral · Mohs ~3.5colorless, violet, white
Fluorapatitecommonmineral · Mohs 5colorless, sea-green, violet- No imageFluoro-nybøiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6blue, violet, greenish-blue
- No imageFluoro-pedriziteraremineral · Mohs 7green, blue, violet
Grape Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7purple, violet, lavender
Holmquistiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6violet, blue, light blue- No imageIanthiniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3violet black, violet, violet purple
Joanneumiteraremineral · Mohs 1violet
Johilleriteraremineral · Mohs ~3violet
Kainitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, blue, violet
Kammereriteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5violet, purple, magenta- No imageKorneliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5pale rose pink, violet
Langbeiniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4colorless, violet, greenish
Marialiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, bluish, brownish- No imageMattagamiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5violet, violet gray
Meioniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6bluish, brownish, colorless- No imageMouriteraremineral · Mohs ~3violet
Mulliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6-7white, colorless, violet- No imageO'Danieliteraremineral · Mohs ~3violet
Paralaurioniteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, violet, green yellow
Piedmontiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 6-7red, reddish-brown, pink
Polylithioniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-3colorless, bluish, violet
Purple Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7purple, violet, lavender
Purple Fluorapatiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5purple, violet
Purple Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, violet, lavender- No imagePurple Garnetraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7.5purple, violet, reddish-purple
Purpuriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5brownish black, violet, dark pink
Rickarditeraremineral · Mohs 3.5violet, purple red- No imageRinneiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, rose red, violet
Sogdianiteraremineral · Mohs 5-7violet
Wadeiteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5colorless, violet, light lilac- No imageYushkiniteraremineral · Mohs <1violet, red lilac, pinkish gray
- No imageZhemchuzhnikoviteraremineral · Mohs 2gray green, violet
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