Mohs hardness 3 rocks & minerals
Mohs hardness 3 is the calcite mark — easily scratched by a copper coin. Many carbonates and softer sulfides cluster here.
Showing 2521–2640 of 2721 rocks (page 22 of 23).
Vantasseliteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, colorless
Vanthoffiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray- No imageVapnikiteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Varennesiteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white, pale yellow
Varisciteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4.5apple green, emerald green, bluish green
Varlamoffiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-brown, pale yellow
Vashegyiteraremineral · Mohs 3white, yellowish-white, greenish-white
Vasiliteraremineral · Mohs 3lead-gray, silver-white- No imageVasilseverginiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3green, yellow-green
- No imageVasilyeviteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-brown, orange
Vateriteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Vaughaniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, gray
Vauqueliniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3green, yellowish-green, brownish-green
Vauxiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5sky blue, blue-green- No imageVavříniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, gray
Veatchiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless- No imageVebleniteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, brownish-yellow
Veeniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3lead-gray, gray- No imageVelikiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5gray, brownish-gray
Vendidaiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, yellow-brown- No imageVerbieriteraremineral · Mohs 3dark gray, black
Verde Antiquecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-5green, dark green, white- No imageVergasovaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5green
Verplanckiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4brown, yellow-brown
Versiliaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, dark gray
Vertebrate Fossilscommonfossil · Mohs 3-6brown, tan, black- No imageVeselovskýiteraremineral · Mohs 3blue, light blue, turquoise blue
Vésigniéiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, yellow-green
Veszelyiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4dark green, blue-green, bluish-green- No imageViaeneiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5black
Vihorlatiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5lead-gray, silver-white
Vikingiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3lead-gray
Villiaumiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5carmine-red, pink, orange-red
Villyaelleniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4pink, pale pink, colorless
Vincentiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5gray, white
Vincienniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5pinkish-brown, reddish-brown
Vinogradoviteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, colorless, gray- No imageVirginia Greenstonecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-4green, dark green, gray-green
Vitusite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, brown, pinkish-white- No imageVlodavetsiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, yellow
- No imageVochteniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, brownish yellow, greenish yellow
Voggiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4colorless, white
Vogliteraremineral · Mohs 2.5emerald green, grass green
Volborthiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5yellow, green, olive-green
Volkovskiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray
Voloshiniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, brown
Voltaiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-4black, greenish black- No imageVonbezingiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark blue
- No imageVorlaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellowish-orange
Vozhminiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4pinkish-white, silver-white
Vrbaiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5dark red, red-black
Vuonnemiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow, orange, brown- No imageVyacheslaviteraremineral · Mohs 2-3dark green, olive-green
- No imageVyalsoviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, colorless
Vysokýiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5yellow, yellowish-green- No imageWalentaiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5olive green, yellowish-green, brownish-green
Walforditeraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellow-orange, orange- No imageWallisiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black
- No imageWallkilldelliteraremineral · Mohs 3.5red, brownish-red, orange-red
Wallkilldellite-(Fe)raremineral · Mohs 3red, brown, reddish-brown
Walpurgiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, orange-yellow
Walstromiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white- No imageWalthieriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, colorless
Wardsmithiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white
Warikahniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5yellow, pale yellow
Warwickiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, dark brown, reddish-brown- No imageWassoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, brownish-yellow
- No imageWatkinsoniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3lead-gray, grayish-white
Wattersiteraremineral · Mohs 3red
Wavelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, yellow, green- No imageWayneburnhamiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
- No imageWeberiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, gray
Weddelliteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Wegscheideriteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, gray
Weibulliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3lead-gray- No imageWeileriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4white, colorless, yellowish
Weiliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3white, colorless- No imageWeinebeneiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless
Weishaniteraremineral · Mohs 3pale yellow, silver white
Weissiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3black, bluish black
Welded Tuffcommonigneous · Mohs 3-6gray, tan, pink- No imageWeliniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, brown
Weloganiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, yellowish-white, colorless
Wendwilsoniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5pink, magenta- No imageWernerbauriteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, brown, reddish-brown
- No imageWheatleyiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Whelaniteraremineral · Mohs 3pale blue, blue-green, white
Wherryiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5light green, pale green
Whewelliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellowish- No imageWhite Calcitecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Whitmoreiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5brown, yellow-brown, dark brown
Wickenburgiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white- No imageWickmaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellow-brown, brown
- No imageWidenmanniteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, yellowish-orange
Widgiemoolthaliteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Wightmaniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white- No imageWiklunditeraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, yellowish-orange
Wilancookiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
Wilhelmgümbeliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4colorless, white, pale yellow
Wilhelmkleiniteraremineral · Mohs 3.5yellow, brownish-yellow, greenish-yellow- No imageWilkmaniteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, gray
Willemseiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3apple-green, light green, white
Willhendersoniteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, pale yellow- No imageWilliamsiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3.5apple-green, olive-green, yellowish-green
Winstanleyiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellowish-brown
Witheriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5white, gray, yellow
Witticheniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5gray, steel-gray, tin-white
Wittiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5lead-gray, steel-gray
Wölsendorfiteraremineral · Mohs 3-4orange, reddish-orange, red
Wonesiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, pale brown- No imageWoodalliteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, brown
Woodwarditeraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5blue, blue-green, green- No imageWopmayiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, yellowish
- No imageWrightiteraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5yellow, yellowish-brown
Wroewolfeiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5blue, blue-green
Wulfeniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3orange, yellow, red- No imageWulffiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5green
Wülfingiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white
Wumuiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5black, gray- No imageWurtziliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4black, brown
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