Yellow-brown rocks & minerals
Yellow-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.
114 yellow-brown rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Hemimorphitecommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, blue
Sherry Topazuncommongemstone · Mohs 8yellow-brown, golden-brown, orange-brown
Staurolitecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5reddish-brown, brown, brownish-black- No imageAmmoniomagnesiovoltaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3pale yellow, yellow-brown
- No imageAndymcdonalditeraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow-brown, brownish black
Ardennite-(As)raremineral · Mohs 6-7yellow brown, yellow, dark brown
Argentojarositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4.5yellow, brown, yellow brown
Arseniosideriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, bronze brown, yellow brown
Batisiteraremineral · Mohs ~6brown pink, yellow brown, dark brown
Bementiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-6brown, gray, yellow
Benstoniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, snow white, yellow brown
Berndtiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2grayish yellow, yellow brown
Billietiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow brown, golden yellow
Bismocliteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5brown, colorless, gray
Branneriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5black, brown, brown green- No imageBrugnatelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs ~2brown white, brownish pink, yellow brown
Byelorussite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellow, yellow brown, light brown
Carbocernaiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, brown, yellow- No imageCaryiniteraremineral · Mohs 4brown, yellow brown
Catapleiiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, blue, brown
Chalcocyaniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5blue, brown, green
Changbaiiteraremineral · Mohs 5.3colorless, cream white, pale brown- No imageCheraliteraremineral · Mohs 5pale, dark green, honey-
- No imageChlormagaluminiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5colorless, yellow brown
Chursiniteraremineral · Mohs ~3yellow brown, orange brown- No imageClinoenstatiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, green, greenish yellow
Daubréeiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5yellow, yellow brown, cream white- No imageDelrioiteraremineral · Mohs ~2yellow brown, light yellow green, dark green
Dickitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, blue, colorless
Dissakisite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7yellow brown, reddish brown
Domeykiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5tin white, gray, yellow brown
Dzhalinditeraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow brown
Elpiditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 5white, brown, colorless
Engelhauptiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow-brown, brown with an olive green hue
Eosphoriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5light pink, yellow brown, light brown
Ernstiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5yellow brown- No imageEveslogiteraremineral · Mohs 5light brown, yellow brown
Ferrihydritecommonmineral · Mohs 2-3yellow brown, dark brown
Ferrilotharmeyeriteraremineral · Mohs ~3brownish yellow, yellow brown
Ferrisymplesiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow brown, resin brown
Ferrostrunziteraremineral · Mohs ~4yellow brown, light brown, colorless
Fluor-uviteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7brown, yellow-brown, dark green- No imageFluoro-cannilloiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, yellow-brown
- No imageHarrisoniteraremineral · Mohs <5yellow brown, orange brown
Hashemiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5brown, greenish brown, yellow brown- No imageHeisenbergiteraremineral · Mohs ~2yellow, yellow-brown, orange-brown
Hennomartiniteraremineral · Mohs ~4brown, yellow brown
Hingganite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6green, yellow brown, white
Hiortdahliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5brown, colorless, yellow brown- No imageHydroxyferroroméiteraremineral · Mohs ~3yellow, yellow-brown
Jahnsite-(MnMnZn)raremineral · Mohs ~4yellow, yellow-brown, brown
Jarositecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3.5yellow, brown, yellow brown- No imageJohninnesiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow brown
Kahlenbergiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7light brown, yellow-brown, light orange
Kasoliteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, green, gray green
Keckiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, gray brown, yellow brown
Kettneriteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, brown, brownish yellow
Kinoshitaliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow brown, colorless
Kupletskiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow brown, black, black brown
Kuznetsoviteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow brown, honey brown, light brown
Limonite Cubecommonmineral · Mohs 4-5.5brown, yellow-brown, black- No imageLishizheniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow brown, light violet
Lithiomarsturiteraremineral · Mohs ~6yellow brown, light yellow, pink brown- No imageLopatkaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, yellow-brown
Majoriteraremineral · Mohs 7-7.5yellow brown, purple red
Mantienneiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow brown
Mcallisteriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, yellow brown, white- No imageMetavoltineuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5greenish brown, yellow brown, orange brown
- No imageMeymaciteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow brown
Mitridatiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5green, bronze red, brown green- No imageNabokoiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5yellow, yellow brown
- No imageOrganovaite-Mnraremineral · Mohs 5rose brown, pink, yellow brown
Otaviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, yellow brown, reddish
Parsonsiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow, brown, greenish brown
Parwaniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, yellow-brown
Parweliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow brown
Pascoiteraremineral · Mohs ~2.5yellow brown, yellow orange, red orange
Paulkerriteraremineral · Mohs ~3colorless, yellow brown, light yellow brown
Pitticiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, gray, gray white- No imagePotassic-richteriteraremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, yellow-brown, green
Prismatineraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7yellow brown, green brown, brown green
Pucheriteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow brown, dark brown red, pink brown- No imageQaqarssukite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow brown
Raspiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow brown, yellow gray, light yellow- No imageRichelliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow brown, reddish brown
- No imageRomanorloviteraremineral · Mohs ~3yellow-brown, dark brown
Schooneriteraremineral · Mohs ~4bronze, brown, yellow brown
Schumacheriteraremineral · Mohs ~3yellow, yellow brown
Schwartzembergiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5yellow brown, light yellow, reddish brown
Seamaniteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, yellow brown, light pink
Segnititeraremineral · Mohs ~4greenish brown, yellow brown
Sideronatriteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5yellow, yellow brown, pale orange
Sigismunditeraremineral · Mohs 4yellow-brown, brown, dark brown
Smolyaninoviteraremineral · Mohs ~2yellow, yellow-brown
Stanfielditeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5yellow brown, reddish yellow
Stevensiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5beige white, yellow brown, pink
Strontiojoaquiniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5green, yellow brown, yellow green- No imageSulfhydrylbystriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5yellow, yellow-brown, orange-yellow
- No imageSzomolnokiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, bluish, colorless
- No imageTestibiopalladiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4steel gray, yellow brown
Thermaerogeniteraremineral · Mohs ~7brown, yellow-brown, red-brown- No imageThoreauliteraremineral · Mohs 6brown, yellowish, yellow brown
Trigoniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, brown, yellow brown
Triploiditeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5yellow, greenish, yellow brown
Tsumcoriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow brown, reddish brown, lemon
Tusioniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, yellow brown, light yellow
Uranophanecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, yellow brown, yellow green
Uranotungstiteraremineral · Mohs ~2yellow, brownish, yellow brown- No imageVapnikiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow-brown
Vermiculitecommonmineral · Mohs ~1.5colorless, green, gray white
Whewelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, brownish, gray
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)raremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellow brown
Wonesiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow brown, dark brown
Zimbabweiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow brown, honey yellow
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