Yellowish-brown rocks & minerals
Yellowish-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.
81 yellowish-brown rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Anataseuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brown, blue
Andraditecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7black, brown, green
Brookiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6reddish-brown, brown, black
Brown Tourmalinecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown
Chiastolitecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7.5gray, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
Dravitecommonmineral · Mohs 7brown, dark brown, yellowish brown
Eudialyteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6red, pink, brown
Goethitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, black
Native Sulfurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5yellow, yellow-orange, yellow-green
Phlogopitecommonmineral · Mohs 2-3brown, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
Sideritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.75-4.25yellow, brown, gray
Spessartineuncommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5orange, red-orange, red
Staurolitecommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5reddish-brown, brown, brownish-black
Staurolite Crosscommonmineral · Mohs 7-7.5brown, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown
Topazcommonmineral · Mohs 8yellow, brown, colorless
Uviteuncommonmineral · Mohs 7.5brown, green, yellow
Alteriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, yellowish-brown, brown- No imageAncylite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow, yellowish brown
- No imageBario-orthojoaquiniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, yellowish brown
Beaverite-(Cu)raremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, yellowish-brown, greenish-yellow- No imageBrauneriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4brown, yellowish-brown
Brown Zirconcommongemstone · Mohs 7.5brown, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown- No imageBrowneiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellowish brown
- No imageBusseniteraremineral · Mohs 4yellowish brown
- No imageCaesiumpharmacosideriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, yellowish-brown, greenish-yellow
Carpholiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6straw yellow, greenish gray, yellowish brown- No imageChaidamuiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3brown, yellowish brown
Childreniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5white, yellowish brown, brownish black- No imageChrombismiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5brown, orange, yellowish brown
Clino-ferro-suenoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellowish brown, greenish gray, colorless- No imageClinofergusonite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brown, yellowish-brown
Cortesognoiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellowish-brown, brown
Delvauxiteraremineral · Mohs ~3.5yellowish brown, brown, reddish brown
Fluocerite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4.5-5pale wax yellow, yellowish brown, reddish brown
Gerdtremmeliteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, yellowish brown, dark brown- No imageGrenmariteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellowish brown, dark brown
- No imageHingganite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 6.5-7yellowish-brown, brown, black
- No imageHjalmariteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6brown, yellowish-brown
- No imageHoromaniteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, yellowish-brown
- No imageHydroxycalcioroméiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5honey-yellow, amber-yellow, yellowish brown
Juonniiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5bright orange, colorless, light yellow- No imageKenoplumbomicroliteraremineral · Mohs ~6yellowish brown
Kentbrooksiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellowish brown- No imageKhrenoviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, yellowish-brown
Knife River Flintuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown- No imageKoksharoviteraremineral · Mohs ~4.5yellowish brown, reddish brown
Lepidocrocitecommonmineral · Mohs 5red, yellowish brown, blackish brown
Lithiophiliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellowish brown, salmon
Meurigite-Kraremineral · Mohs 3white, cream, yellowish brown
Monazitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5reddish-brown, yellowish-brown, brown
Monazite-(La)uncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellowish brown, brown, pink- No imageNabalamprophylliteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, yellowish brown
Native Sulphurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5sulfur-yellow, honey-yellow, yellowish brown
Oliveniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3olive green, yellowish brown, dirty white- No imageOneilliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellowish brown
- No imageOxynatromicroliteraremineral · Mohs ~5brown, yellowish brown
- No imageOxystannomicroliteraremineral · Mohs >7yellowish brown
- No imageParaberzeliiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, yellowish-brown
Paralomonosoviteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brown, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
Pharmacosideriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5olive green, emerald green, reddish brown- No imagePigotiteraremineral · Mohs 1-2brown, yellowish-brown
- No imagePísekite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown, yellowish-brown
Plumbojarositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2yellowish brown, dark brown, golden brown- No imagePunkaruaiviteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellowish brown, colorless
- No imageRhabdophane-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 3.5yellowish white, yellowish brown
Rimkorolgiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellowish brown, pink
Samarskite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish, yellowish brown
Stolziteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3reddish brown, yellowish brown, brown- No imageStrontiopharmacosideriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, greenish-yellow, yellowish-brown
Sulfurcommonmineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5yellow, yellowish brown, yellowish gray- No imageTaseqiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5clove brown, yellowish brown, lemon yellow
- No imageTetraferriphlogopiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3brown, dark brown, yellowish-brown
- No imageUdumineliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellowish-brown
- No imageUsoviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5brown, dark brown, yellowish brown
Weddelliteraremineral · Mohs ~4colorless, tan, white- No imageWindhoekiteraremineral · Mohs 2yellowish brown
Xenotimeuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, yellow
Xenotime-(Y)uncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish brown, greenish brown, gray
Yttrotantalite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5brownish black, yellowish brown, yellow- No imageZiminaiteraremineral · Mohs ~4.5yellowish brown
- No imageZvyaginiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, pearly-white, creamy
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