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Identification guides, properties, and value estimates for 305 rocks, minerals, crystals, and gemstones — the same reference database that powers the StoneSnap app.

Minerals (103)

Actinolite specimen: green and dark green mineralActinoliteMohs 5–6 · commonAegirine specimen: dark green and black mineralAegirineMohs 6–6.5 · commonAlabaster specimen: white and cream mineralAlabasterMohs 1.5–2 · commonAlbite specimen: white and colorless mineralAlbiteMohs 6–6.5 · commonAlmandine specimen: deep red and reddish brown mineralAlmandineMohs 7–7.5 · commonAmazonite specimen: blue-green and turquoise mineralAmazoniteMohs 6 · uncommonAmetrine specimen: purple and yellow bicolor zoning mineralAmetrineMohs 7 · commonAnalcime specimen: colorless and white mineralAnalcimeMohs 5–5.5 · commonAndalusite specimen: reddish brown and olive green mineralAndalusiteMohs 6.5–7.5 · commonAndradite specimen: yellow-green (demantoid) and brown mineralAndraditeMohs 6.5–7 · commonAnhydrite specimen: colorless and white mineralAnhydriteMohs 3–3.5 · commonApatite specimen: green and blue mineralApatiteMohs 5 · commonApophyllite specimen: colorless and white mineralApophylliteMohs 4.5–5 · commonAragonite specimen: colorless and white mineralAragoniteMohs 3.5–4 · commonArsenopyrite specimen: silver-white and steel-gray mineralArsenopyriteMohs 5.5–6 · commonAstrophyllite specimen: golden-yellow and bronze mineralAstrophylliteMohs 3–3.5 · commonAtacamite specimen: bright green and dark green mineralAtacamiteMohs 3–3.5 · commonAugite specimen: black and dark green mineralAugiteMohs 5.5–6 · commonAurichalcite specimen: pale green and blue-green mineralAurichalciteMohs 1–2 · commonAventurine specimen: green and blue mineralAventurineMohs 6.5–7 · commonAxinite specimen: clove-brown and violet-brown mineralAxiniteMohs 6.5–7 · commonAzurite specimen: deep blue and azure blue mineralAzuriteMohs 3.5 · uncommonBaryte specimen: colorless and white mineralBaryteMohs 3–3.5 · commonBauxite specimen: reddish brown and tan mineralBauxiteMohs 1–3 · commonBenitoite specimen: blue and colorless mineralBenitoiteMohs 6–6.5 · commonBeryl specimen: green (emerald) and blue (aquamarine) mineralBerylMohs 7.5–8 · commonBiotite specimen: black and dark brown mineralBiotiteMohs 2.5–3 · commonBismuth specimen: silvery white and pinkish iridescent tarnish (yellow, red, blue hues) mineralBismuthMohs 2–2.5 · commonBorax specimen: white and colorless mineralBoraxMohs 2–2.5 · commonBornite specimen: copper red to brownish bronze (fresh) and iridescent purple-blue tarnish (peacock ore) mineralBorniteMohs 3–3.25 · commonCalcite specimen: colorless and white mineralCalciteMohs 3 · commonCassiterite specimen: brown and black mineralCassiteriteMohs 6–7 · commonCavansite specimen: bright blue and deep blue mineralCavansiteMohs 3–4 · commonCelestine specimen: colorless and pale blue mineralCelestineMohs 3–3.5 · commonCerussite specimen: colorless and white mineralCerussiteMohs 3–3.5 · commonChabazite specimen: white and colorless mineralChabaziteMohs 4–5 · commonChalcedony specimen: blue-gray and white mineralChalcedonyMohs 6.5–7 · commonChalcocite specimen: blackish lead-gray and black mineralChalcociteMohs 2.5–3 · commonChalcopyrite specimen: brass yellow and golden yellow mineralChalcopyriteMohs 3.5–4 · commonCharoite specimen: lilac and purple mineralCharoiteMohs 5–6 · commonChiastolite specimen: gray and brown mineralChiastoliteMohs 6.5–7.5 · commonChlorite specimen: green and dark green mineralChloriteMohs 2–2.5 · commonChromite specimen: black and brownish black mineralChromiteMohs 5.5 · commonChrysoberyl specimen: yellow and greenish-yellow mineralChrysoberylMohs 8.5 · commonChrysocolla specimen: blue-green and cyan mineralChrysocollaMohs 2.5 · commonChrysoprase specimen: apple-green and green (sometimes with darker spots) mineralChrysopraseMohs 6.5–7 · commonCinnabar specimen: red and brownish red mineralCinnabarMohs 2–2.5 · commonCobaltite specimen: silvery white with pink/reddish tint and steel gray mineralCobaltiteMohs 5.5 · commonColemanite specimen: colorless and white mineralColemaniteMohs 4–4.5 · commonCopper specimen: copper red (fresh) and brown to green-black (tarnished) mineralCopperMohs 2.5–3 · commonCordierite specimen: blue and violet-blue mineralCordieriteMohs 7–7.5 · commonCorundum specimen: red (ruby) and blue (sapphire) mineralCorundumMohs 9 · commonCovellite specimen: indigo blue and blue-black mineralCovelliteMohs 1.5–2 · commonCrocoite specimen: bright orange-red and red mineralCrocoiteMohs 2.5–3 · commonCryolite specimen: colorless and white mineralCryoliteMohs 2.5–3 · commonCuprite specimen: red and dark red mineralCupriteMohs 3.5–4 · commonDanburite specimen: colorless and pale yellow mineralDanburiteMohs 7–7.5 · commonDatolite specimen: colorless and white mineralDatoliteMohs 5–5.5 · commonDesert Rose specimen: tan and brown mineralDesert RoseMohs 2 · commonDiaspore specimen: colorless and white mineralDiasporeMohs 6.5–7 · commonDiopside specimen: light to dark green and white mineralDiopsideMohs 5.5–6.5 · commonDioptase specimen: emerald green and bluish green mineralDioptaseMohs 5 · commonDumortierite specimen: blue and violet-blue mineralDumortieriteMohs 7–8.5 · commonElbaite specimen: pink and green mineralElbaiteMohs 7–7.5 · commonEpidote specimen: pistachio green and yellowish green mineralEpidoteMohs 6–7 · commonErythrite specimen: pink and crimson red mineralErythriteMohs 1.5–2.5 · commonEudialyte specimen: red and pink mineralEudialyteMohs 5–5.5 · commonFluorite specimen: purple and green mineralFluoriteMohs 4 · commonForsterite specimen: pale yellow-green and olive green mineralForsteriteMohs 6.5–7 · commonFranklinite specimen: black and brownish black mineralFrankliniteMohs 5.5–6.5 · commonGalena specimen: lead-gray and silvery gray mineralGalenaMohs 2.5 · commonGibbsite specimen: white and gray mineralGibbsiteMohs 2.5–3.5 · commonGlauconite specimen: green and dark green mineralGlauconiteMohs 2–3 · commonGoethite specimen: brown and yellowish brown mineralGoethiteMohs 5–5.5 · commonGoshenite specimen: colorless and white mineralGosheniteMohs 7.5–8 · commonGraphite specimen: black and steel-gray mineralGraphiteMohs 1–2 · commonGrossular specimen: colorless and green mineralGrossularMohs 6.5–7.5 · commonGypsum specimen: colorless and white mineralGypsumMohs 2 · commonHalite specimen: colorless and white mineralHaliteMohs 2–2.5 · commonHauyne specimen: blue and sky blue mineralHauyneMohs 5.5–6 · commonHeliodor specimen: mineralHeliodorMohs 5 · commonHematite specimen: metallic gray and black mineralHematiteMohs 6 · commonHemimorphite specimen: white and colorless mineralHemimorphiteMohs 4.5–5 · commonHessonite specimen: orange-brown and cinnamon mineralHessoniteMohs 6.5–7 · commonHeulandite specimen: white and colorless mineralHeulanditeMohs 3.5–4 · commonHornblende specimen: black and dark green mineralHornblendeMohs 5–6 · commonHowlite specimen: white with gray veining mineralHowliteMohs 3–3.5 · commonJade specimen: mineralJadeMohs 5 · commonKyanite specimen: blue and green mineralKyaniteMohs 5 · uncommonLabradorite specimen: gray and blue flash mineralLabradoriteMohs 6 · commonLepidolite specimen: pink and purple mineralLepidoliteMohs 2.5 · uncommonMagnetite specimen: black and iron-black mineralMagnetiteMohs 5.5–6.5 · commonMalachite specimen: green and dark green mineralMalachiteMohs 4 · commonMuscovite specimen: colorless and silvery white mineralMuscoviteMohs 2–2.5 (on cleavage), up to 4 across · commonOlivine specimen: olive green and yellowish green mineralOlivineMohs 6.5–7 · commonOnyx specimen: mineralOnyxMohs 6.5–7 · commonPyrite specimen: brass yellow and pale gold mineralPyriteMohs 6.5 · commonRhodonite specimen: pink and rose mineralRhodoniteMohs 6 · uncommonSatin Spar specimen: white and cream mineralSatin SparMohs 2 · commonSelenite specimen: colorless and white mineralSeleniteMohs 2 · commonSodalite specimen: blue and blue with white veins mineralSodaliteMohs 5.5 · commonTalc specimen: white and pale green mineralTalcMohs 1 · commonTourmaline specimen: black and green mineralTourmalineMohs 7–7.5 · common

Igneous Rocks (32)

Silicate Minerals (29)

Sedimentary Rocks (28)

Metamorphic Rocks (19)

Quartz Family (16)

Metals & Alloys (16)

Semi-Precious Stones (13)

Materials (7)

Sulfide Minerals (6)

Precious Stones (5)

Phosphate Minerals (5)

Native Elements (4)

Carbonates (4)

Organic Gems (3)

Oxide Minerals (3)

Hydroxide Minerals (2)

Gemstones (1)

Feldspar Group (1)

Tektites (1)

Organic Gem Materials (1)

Arsenate Minerals (1)

Carbonaceous Rocks (1)

Halide Minerals (1)

Borate Minerals (1)

Vanadate Minerals (1)

Molybdate Minerals (1)

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