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 1321–1440 of 1444 rocks (page 12 of 13).
- No imageTrüstedtiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5pinkish-white, gray
- No imageTsangpoiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless, pale yellow
Tschermakiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, dark green, dark brown
Tschernichiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, colorless, yellowish- No imageTsepinite-Cararemineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, colorless
- No imageTsepinite-Kraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, orange
Tsepinite-Nararemineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, colorless- No imageTsepinite-Srraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, white
Tsumcoriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, brown, orange- No imageTsumgalliteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white
Tugarinoviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown- No imageTuiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white
Tulameeniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5silver-white, creamy-white
Tumchaiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, pale yellow- No imageTundrite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
- No imageTurkestaniteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brownish-yellow, brown
Turneaureiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, yellow
Turquoisecommonmineral · Mohs 5-6blue, blue-green, green- No imageTurtmanniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown, reddish-brown
Tuscaniteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, yellowish-orange
Tusioniteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, pink
Tvrdýiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5green, yellow-green
Ullmanniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-5.5silver-white, steel-gray- No imageUlvöspineluncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish-black
Umbiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5colorless, white
Uralboriteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
Uraniniteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, brownish-black, gray- No imageUranium Oreuncommonmineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown, gray
- No imageUranopolycraseraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish-black
- No imageUsturiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, black
Vaesiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, grayish-black- No imageVanadiocarpholiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, pale yellow
- No imageVanadomalayaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown
Varisciteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4.5apple green, emerald green, bluish green- No imageVaruliteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5green, yellowish-green, olive-green
Väyryneniteraremineral · Mohs 5pink, salmon, orange-pink
Verde Antiquecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 3-5green, dark green, white
Vertebrate Fossilscommonfossil · Mohs 3-6brown, tan, black
Vesicular Basaltcommonigneous · Mohs 5-6black, dark gray, brownish-gray- No imageVestaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, brown
- No imageVicanite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5yellow, yellow-brown, brown
Vigezziteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brownish-yellow, black- No imageVigrishiniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, colorless
Villamaníniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5black, dark gray
Violariteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5.5violet-gray, silver-white, metallic-gray
Vishneviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, gray, yellow- No imageVismirnoviteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, greenish-yellow
- No imageVistepiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, brown, pinkish-brown
Vladimirivanoviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, colorless
Vlasoviteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6colorless, white, pale pink
Vonseniteraremineral · Mohs 5black- No imageVoronkoviteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, pale pink
- No imageVránaiteraremineral · Mohs 5pink, orange, brown
Vuoriyarvite-Kraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, colorless
Vysotskiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5gray, grayish white
Wagneriteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, yellowish-brown, greenish-yellow
Wairakiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5white, colorless, grayish
Wakefieldite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 4-5tan, yellow, brown
Wakefieldite-(La)raremineral · Mohs 4-5tan, yellow, brown
Wakefieldite-(Nd)raremineral · Mohs 4-5white, yellow, tan- No imageWakefieldite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown, tan
- No imageWalkeriteraremineral · Mohs 5pink, reddish-pink
- No imageWangdaodeiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless
Warditeuncommonmineral · Mohs 5green, bluish-green, white- No imageWarkiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white
- No imageWatatsumiiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5purple, reddish-purple
Waterhouseiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5black, brown
Waylanditeraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, yellow, colorless
Welded Tuffcommonigneous · Mohs 3-6gray, tan, pink
Welo Opaluncommongemstone · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, yellow, orange- No imageWelshiteraremineral · Mohs 5dark brown, black, reddish-brown
- No imageWerneritecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6white, gray, yellow
Westervelditeraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, silver-white, gray
Whetstonecommonsedimentary · Mohs 5-7gray, white, brown- No imageWhite Opalcommongemstone · Mohs 5.5-6.5white, cream, off-white
Whitlockiteraremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white, gray
Wildenaueriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, brown
Wilkinsoniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black
Willemiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5.5white, green, yellow
Willyamiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5white, gray
Winchiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, blue, violet
Wodginiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6dark brown, reddish brown, black
Wöhleriteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6yellow, brown, orange
Wolfeiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, reddish-brown
Wolframiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-4.5brown, black, reddish-brown
Wollastonitecommonmineral · Mohs 4.5-5white, gray, cream- No imageWonderstone Rhyolitecommonigneous · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, tan, yellow
Wood Opalcommonfossil · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, tan, gray
Woodhouseiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5colorless, white, yellow
Wüstiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, dark gray
Xenotimeuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, yellow
Xenotime-(Y)uncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish-brown, brown, reddish-brown- No imageXenotime-(Yb)raremineral · Mohs 4-5yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, colorless
- No imageXingzhongiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, gray
- No imageYafsoaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5yellow, yellow-green, colorless
- No imageYakovenchukite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5colorless, white
- No imageYangiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless, pale blue
- No imageYarlongiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, pale yellow
Ye'elimiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white, gray- No imageYellow Apatiteuncommongemstone · Mohs 5yellow, golden yellow, honey yellow
- No imageYixuniteraremineral · Mohs 5white, pale gray
Yoshiokaiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6colorless, white
Yowah Nutuncommonfossil · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, red, green- No imageYttriaite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 4-5brown, yellow, gray
Yttrocolumbite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brownish black, yellowish brown- No imageYttrocrasite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5.5-6black, brownish black
Yttrotantalite-(Y)raremineral · Mohs 5-5.5black, brown, yellowish-brown
Yugawaraliteuncommonmineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless, yellowish
Yuksporiteraremineral · Mohs 5pink, red, brown
Yusupoviteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown, white
Zaïriteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, yellowish-green, brown
Zanazziiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5green, yellow-green, olive-green
Zeolitecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-5.5white, colorless, yellow- No imageZeravshaniteraremineral · Mohs 5.5colorless, white, pale yellow
- No imageZhanghuifeniteraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5yellow, brownish-yellow
Zimbabweiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, yellowish-brown
Zincochromiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, brownish black
Zirconoliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5black, brown, yellow
Zirkeliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, dark brown, reddish brown
Zirsilite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, brown
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