Browse Minerals

By Mohs Hardness

Hardness 1

Graphite Talc Bauxite Molybdenite Cinnabar Orpiment Covellite

Hardness 2

Mica Halite Galena Gypsum Muscovite Biotite Kaolinite Cinnabar Gold Silver Sulfur Argentite Stibnite Chalcocite Chlorite Epsomite Alabaster Sylvite Autunite Torbernite Amber Pearl Ivory Asbestos

Hardness 4

Fluorite Malachite Siderite Rhodochrosite Platinum Zincite Pyrrhotite Variscite Scheelite

Hardness 5

Hornblende Obsidian Apatite Chromite Goethite Limonite Arsenopyrite Sphene Tremolite Actinolite Sodalite Lapis Lazuli Wollastonite Enstatite Hypersthene Cobaltite Smaltite Wolframite Monazite Moldavite Tektite

Hardness 7

Quartz Tourmaline Garnet Cassiterite Zircon Jadeite Andalusite Sillimanite Staurolite Beryl Emerald Aquamarine Amethyst Citrine Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Agate Onyx Jasper Chalcedony Carnelian Sillimanite Zircon

Hardness 8

Hardness 9

Hardness 10

By Crystal System

Amorphous

Opal Obsidian Limonite Moldavite Amber Jet Tektite Pumice

Hexagonal

Graphite Apatite Zincite Molybdenite Covellite Pyrrhotite Nepheline Beryl Emerald Aquamarine Ivory

Orthorhombic (aragonite)

Tetragonal

Chalcopyrite Rutile Cassiterite Zircon Leucite Autunite Torbernite Scheelite Zircon

Triclinic

Kaolinite Turquoise Kyanite Wollastonite Labradorite Amazonite Sillimanite Amblygonite

Triclinic/Monoclinic

Trigonal

Quartz Calcite Corundum Hematite Tourmaline Dolomite Siderite Rhodochrosite Cinnabar Ilmenite Millerite Amethyst Citrine Rose Quartz Smoky Quartz Agate Onyx Jasper Chalcedony Carnelian

Trigonal/Orthorhombic

Various

Bauxite Asbestos

By Color

Red26 Blue32 Green49 Yellow52 Black40 White43 Brown45 Pink17 Orange7 Purple5 Colorless22 Gray35