Rare rocks & minerals
Rare rocks and minerals occur in only a handful of localities worldwide, or in such small quantities that good specimens command serious money. These are the trophy pieces of cabinet collectors.
Showing 3001–3120 of 4900 rare entries (page 26 of 41).
Nabiasiteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, brownish-yellow- No imageNabimusaiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, colorless
- No imageNabokoiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4greenish-yellow, yellowish-green
Nacaphiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Nacareniobsite-(Ce)raremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown
Nadoriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellowish-brown, brown, yellow
Nafertisiteraremineral · Mohs 3brown, golden-brown, yellowish-brown
Nagashimaliteraremineral · Mohs 4dark brown, black
Nagelschmidtiteraremineral · Mohs 5white, colorless, gray
Nagyágiteraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5black, lead-gray- No imageNahpoiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Nakauriiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3blue, pale blue, bluish green
Naldrettiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, silver-white- No imageNalipoiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white
- No imageNalivkiniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3white, colorless, pale yellow
Namansiliteraremineral · Mohs 6dark brown, reddish brown- No imageNambuliteraremineral · Mohs 6red, reddish-brown, orange-red
Namibiteraremineral · Mohs 4dark green, brownish-green
Namuwiteraremineral · Mohs 2pale blue, pale green- No imageNanlingiteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, yellowish-green, brown
Nanpingiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Nantokiteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5colorless, white, gray
Naquiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5white, gray
Narsarsukiteraremineral · Mohs 7yellow, yellow-brown, brown
Nashiteraremineral · Mohs 2yellow, pale yellow
Nasiniteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Nasledoviteraremineral · Mohs 3white, gray, pale yellow
Nasoniteraremineral · Mohs 4colorless, white, yellowish
Nastrophiteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless
Nataliakulikiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless
Natalyiteraremineral · Mohs 6-7emerald-green
Nataniteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, brown, dark brown
Natisiteraremineral · Mohs 4yellow, yellowish-orange- No imageNative Aluminiumraremineral · Mohs 1.5white, silver-white, gray
Native Antimonyraremineral · Mohs 3-3.5tin-white, silver-white, light gray
Native Cadmiumraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5white, gray
Native Chromiumraremineral · Mohs 5white, silver-white
Native Indiumraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5white, silvery-white
Native Iridiumraremineral · Mohs 6.5silver-white, tin-white, gray
Native Ironraremineral · Mohs 4-5steel gray, iron black
Native Leadraremineral · Mohs 1.5lead-gray, bluish-white- No imageNative Nickelraremineral · Mohs 5silver-white, gray
- No imageNative Osmiumraremineral · Mohs 7silver-white, bluish-white, gray
- No imageNative Palladiumraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5silvery white, steel gray
- No imageNative Phosphorusraremineral · Mohs 0.5white, colorless, yellow
- No imageNative Platinumraremineral · Mohs 4-4.5silver-white, gray-white
- No imageNative Rhodiumraremineral · Mohs 6silver-white, grayish-white
- No imageNative Rutheniumraremineral · Mohs 6.5white, silver-white, gray
- No imageNative Seleniumraremineral · Mohs 2gray, red, black
- No imageNative Siliconraremineral · Mohs 7gray, blue-gray, black
Native Telluriumraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5tin-white, silver-white- No imageNative Tinraremineral · Mohs 1.5silvery-white, gray
- No imageNative Titaniumraremineral · Mohs 6white, silver-gray
- No imageNative Tungstenraremineral · Mohs 3.5gray, white
- No imageNative Vanadiumraremineral · Mohs 3silver-gray, white
- No imageNative Zincraremineral · Mohs 2silver-white, gray, bluish-white
Natriteraremineral · Mohs 1-1.5colorless, white, gray- No imageNatroaphthitaliteraremineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellowish
- No imageNatroboltwooditeraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, pale yellow
Natrochalciteraremineral · Mohs 4.5emerald-green, grass-green, bright green
Natrodufréniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5green, yellowish-green, dark green- No imageNatroglaucoceriniteraremineral · Mohs 2blue, greenish-blue
Natrolemoyniteraremineral · Mohs 3-4white, colorless, pale yellow- No imageNatromarkeyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3colorless, white, yellowish
- No imageNatronambuliteraremineral · Mohs 5.5-6red, brownish-red, orange-red
Natroniobiteraremineral · Mohs 6yellow, brown, black- No imageNatropalermoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5colorless, white
Natropharmacoalumiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, pale yellow
Natropharmacosideriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5green, yellow-green, olive-green
Natrophiliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5yellow, orange, brown
Natrophosphateraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Natrosiliteraremineral · Mohs 3colorless, white, pale yellow- No imageNatrotantiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6yellow, pale yellow, colorless
- No imageNatrotitaniteraremineral · Mohs 5-5.5yellow, brown, greenish-yellow
- No imageNatrouranospiniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-green
- No imageNatrowalentaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, yellowish-orange
Natroxalateraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white- No imageNatrozippeiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3yellow, orange-yellow
Naujakasiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, silvery white, colorless- No imageNaumanniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5lead-gray, iron-black
Navajoiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5dark brown, blackish-brown
Nchwaningiteraremineral · Mohs 4brown, yellow-brown
Nealiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5orange, yellow- No imageNechelyustoviteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown
Nefedoviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, pale yellow
Neighboriteraremineral · Mohs 3.5colorless, white, tan
Nekoiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5white, colorless
Nekrasoviteraremineral · Mohs 3.5pinkish-brown, gray
Neleniteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, brown, orange-brown
Neltneriteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brownish-black
Nenadkevichiteraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown, pink- No imageNepskoeiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Neptuniteraremineral · Mohs 5-6black, deep red- No imageNeskevaaraite-Feraremineral · Mohs 5yellow, brown
Nestolaiteraremineral · Mohs 2white, colorless
Neustädteliteraremineral · Mohs 3-4yellow, yellow-brown, brown
Nevadaiteraremineral · Mohs 2-3green, blue-green, yellow-green- No imageNevskiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2steel-gray, silver-white
Newberyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5white, colorless, grayish-white
Neyiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3lead-gray, black
Nežiloviteraremineral · Mohs 6black, brown
Niahiteraremineral · Mohs 2colorless, white
Nickelraremineral · Mohs 4silver-white, gray
Nickelalumiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3blue, blue-green
Nickelaustiniteraremineral · Mohs 4.5green, yellowish-green- No imageNickelbischofiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5green
Nickelblöditeraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3yellow, pale yellow
Nickelboussingaultiteraremineral · Mohs 2.5blue-green, greenish-blue, pale green
Nickelhexahydriteraremineral · Mohs 2emerald green, greenish-blue
Nickellotharmeyeriteraremineral · Mohs 4-5yellow, orange, brown
Nickelphosphideraremineral · Mohs 5-6white, silver-white, yellowish-white
Nickelpicromeriteraremineral · Mohs 2.5green, yellow-green
Nickelschneebergiteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, yellow-green, brown
Nickeltalmessiteraremineral · Mohs 3.5green, yellowish-green
Nickeltsumcoriteraremineral · Mohs 4.5yellow, greenish-yellow
Nickeltyrrelliteraremineral · Mohs 4.5-5dark gray, black- No imageNickelzippeiteraremineral · Mohs 2yellow, orange-yellow
Nickenichiteraremineral · Mohs 3yellow, yellowish-orange- No imageNickolayiteraremineral · Mohs 4-5white, gray
- No imageNicksoboleviteraremineral · Mohs 3-4deep violet, dark blue
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