Mohs hardness 5 rocks & minerals
Mohs hardness 5 is apatite — about as hard as a steel knife. Many phosphates and some silicates sit here.
Showing 1201–1320 of 1444 rocks (page 11 of 13).
- No imageSmirnovskiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown
Smithsonitecommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, gray, green
Snowflake Obsidiancommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, white
Soboleviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown, colorless
Sodalitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, white, gray
Sørenseniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, white, pink
Specularitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5steel-gray, iron-black, silvery-gray
Spheneuncommongemstone · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, green, brown
Sponge Fossilcommonfossil · Mohs 2.5-7gray, white, tan
Spongescommonfossil · Mohs 3-5white, gray, brown- No imageSpringcreekiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown
Spurriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, gray- No imageSrebrodolskiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark red, brown, black
Stanfielditeraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, gray
Stannopalladiniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5silver-white, grayish-white
Staurolite Schistcommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3.5-7dark brown, gray, brownish-black- No imageStavelotite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 5yellowish-brown, brown
Steacyiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, gray
Stefanweissiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, yellowish-brown
Stelleriteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, colorless, yellowish
Stetefeldtiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4.5brown, black, yellowish-brown- No imageStetindite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellowish-brown
Stibiconitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, white, colorless
Stibiocolumbiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, greenish-yellow
Stibiopalladiniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, silver-white
Stibiotantaliteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, tan
Stilleiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5dark gray, blackish gray- No imageStillwateriteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5white, pale yellow
Stillwellite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5white, pink, yellowish-white- No imageStony Meteoriterarefossil · Mohs 5-7gray, brown, black
- No imageStony-Iron Meteoriterarefossil · Mohs 5-6brown, metallic, yellow
- No imageStrakhoviteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, yellowish-brown
- No imageStromatoporioidscommonfossil · Mohs 3-5tan, brown, gray
- No imageStronadelphiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, gray
Strontio-orthojoaquiniteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, amber
Strontiochevkiniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish black
Strontiojoaquiniteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, orange-brown
Strontiowhitlockiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, pale yellow
Suaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5white, colorless, gray
Suessiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6silver-white, pale yellow
Sueviteuncommonigneous · Mohs 5-6gray, brown, greenish- No imageSulfhydrylbystriteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellow, golden-yellow
Svabiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, yellow
Svanbergiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, yellow- No imageSverigeiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, yellowish-green
Svyatoslaviteraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless
Synadelphiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5brown, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown
Synchysite-(Ce)uncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, brown, gray- No imageSynchysite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, brown, colorless
Synchysite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, brown, colorless
Tabulate Coralcommonfossil · Mohs 5-7tan, brown, gray
Tadzhikite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, greenish-brown
Taeniteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5silver-white, gray- No imageTakanawaite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, white
Takéuchiiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5orange, red-brown
Talmessiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, pale green- No imageTancoiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5colorless, pale pink
- No imageTanohataiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Tantalaeschynite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Tantalowodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Tanteuxenite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brownish-black- No imageTantiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, gray
Taramelliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5dark brown, reddish brown, brownish black
Taramiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown- No imageTarbagataiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, yellow-brown, brown
- No imageTaseqiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, yellowish-orange
- No imageTashelgiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
- No imageTatyanaiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, silver-white
Tavoriteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow-green, olive-green- No imageTazzoliiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5brown, yellowish-brown
Tektitesuncommonfossil · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brown, olive green- No imageTelyushenkoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown
- No imageTerranovaiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless
Terskiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5pink, reddish-pink- No imageTestibiopalladiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, gray
- No imageTetraferroplatinumraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, silver-white
Tetrataeniteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5silver-white, gray- No imageThadeuiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellowish-brown, brown
Thomsoniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, pink, green- No imageThomsonite Nodulesuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, pink, green
Thomsonite-Cauncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, pink, green- No imageThomsonite-Sruncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, colorless, yellow
Thorbastnäsiteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow, brown, colorless- No imageThoreauliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, brown, colorless
Thoriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5black, brown, orange
Thornasiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, pinkish
Thorogummiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish-brown, brown, grayish-brown- No imageThorosteenstrupineraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5brown, yellow, reddish-brown
- No imageThorutiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black
Tilasiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, yellowish-brown, colorless
Tiragalloiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5orange, reddish-orange
Tisinaliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, yellowish-brown
Titaniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, green- No imageTitanomaghemitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black, gray
Titanowodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown
Titantaramelliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, yellowish-brown- No imageTivaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black
- No imageTokkoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, yellow-brown
Tomichiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Törnebohmite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4.5green, yellowish-green, olive-green- No imageTörnebohmite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 4.5green, yellowish-green, olive-green
Tounkiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6blue, white, colorless- No imageTownenditeraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, white
- No imageTrabzoniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, colorless, pale gray
- No imageTranquillityiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, reddish brown, opaque black
- No imageTransjordaniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5red, brown, black
Traskiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, reddish-brown- No imageTredouxiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black
Tremolitecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6white, gray, green
Trevoriteraremineral · Mohs 5black, brownish-black
Trilobite Fossilscommonfossil · Mohs 3-5black, brown, gray
Trinephelineraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, white, gray
Triphyliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5blue, blue-green, grayish-blue
Tripliteraremineral · Mohs 4-5.5brown, reddish-brown, orange-brown
Triploiditeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5yellow, yellow-brown, pink
Tripuhyiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, greenish yellow, brownish yellow- No imageTritomite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6brown, dark brown, black
Tritomite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5brown, dark brown, reddish brown
Trogtaliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5gray, dark gray, black
Trolleiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6pale green, blue-green, white
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