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Native Element minerals

Single elements and alloys; includes carbides, nitrides and phosphides.

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158 minerals · Native Element minerals
Copper specimen
Copper Cu
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Diamond specimen
Diamond C
Native ElementCubicMohs 10
Gold specimen
Gold Au
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Sulphur specimen
Sulphur S
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 1.5–2.5
A
Allabogdanite (Fe,Ni)₂P
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 5–6
Aluminium specimen
Aluminium Al
Native ElementCubicMohs 2–3
A
Andreyivanovite FeCrP
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Antimony specimen
Antimony Sb
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 3–3.5
A
Anyuiite AuPb₂
Native ElementTetragonal
Arsenic specimen
Arsenic As
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 3.5
Arsenolamprite specimen
Arsenolamprite As
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 2
Atokite specimen
Atokite Pd₃Sn
Native ElementCubic
Auricupride specimen
Auricupride Cu₃Au
Native ElementCubicMohs 3.5
Aurihydrargyrumite specimen
Aurihydrargyrumite Au₆Hg₅
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2.5
Awaruite specimen
Awaruite Ni₃Fe
Native ElementCubicMohs 5.5–6
B
Badengzhuite TiP
Native ElementHexagonal
B
Barringerite (Fe,Ni)₂P
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 7
Belendorffite specimen
Belendorffite Cu₇Hg₆
Native ElementHexagonal
Bismuth specimen
Bismuth Bi
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 2–2.5
B
Bortnikovite Pd₄Cu₃Zn
Native ElementTetragonal
B
Brownleeite MnSi
Native ElementCubic
C
Cabriite Pd₂CuSn
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Cadmium specimen
Cadmium Cd
Native ElementHexagonal
C
Carletonmooreite Ni₃Si
Native ElementCubic
C
Carlsbergite CrN
Native ElementCubicMohs 7
Cerium specimen
Cerium Ce
Native ElementCubic
C
Chaoite C
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 1–2
C
Chengdeite Ir₃Fe
Native ElementCubicMohs 5
Chromferide specimen
Chromferide Fe₁.₅Cr₀.₂
Native ElementCubic
Chromium specimen
Chromium Cr
Native ElementCubic
C
Cupalite CuAl
Native ElementMonoclinic
C
Cuproauride Cu₃Au
Native Element
D
Damiaoite PtIn₂
Native ElementCubicMohs 5.3
Danbaite specimen
Danbaite CuZn₂
Native ElementCubicMohs 4.2
D
Decagonite Al₇₁Ni₂₄Fe₅
Native Element
Eugenite specimen
Eugenite Ag₁₁Hg₂
Native ElementCubic
Ferchromide specimen
Ferchromide Cr₁.₅Fe₀.₂
Native ElementCubic
Ferronickelplatinum specimen
Ferronickelplatinum Pt₂FeNi
Native ElementTetragonal
F
Florenskyite FeTiP
Native ElementOrthorhombic
G
Garutiite (Ni,Fe,Ir)
Native ElementHexagonal
G
Grammatikopoulosite NiVP
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Graphite specimen
Graphite C
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 1–2
Gupeiite specimen
Gupeiite Fe₃Si
Native ElementCubic
H
Halamishite Ni₅P₄
Native ElementHexagonal
H
Hapkeite Fe₂Si
Native ElementCubic
H
Hexaferrum (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
Native ElementHexagonal
H
Hexamolybdenum (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)
Native ElementHexagonal
H
Hollisterite Al₃Fe
Native ElementMonoclinic
Hongshiite specimen
Hongshiite PtCu
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 4
H
Hunchunite Au₂Pb
Native ElementCubic
I
Icosahedrite Al₆₃Cu₂₄Fe₁₃
Native Element
Indium specimen
Indium In
Native ElementTetragonal
Iridium specimen
Iridium Ir
Native ElementCubicMohs 6–7
Iron specimen
Iron Fe
Native ElementCubicMohs 4
Isoferroplatinum specimen
Isoferroplatinum Pt₃Fe
Native ElementCubic
J
Jedwabite Fe₇Ta₃
Native ElementHexagonal
J
Jingsuiite TiB₂
Native ElementHexagonal
Kangjinlaite specimen
Kangjinlaite Ti₁₁Si₁₀
Native ElementTetragonal
Khatyrkite specimen
Khatyrkite CuAl₂
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 5.5
K
Kitagohaite Pt₇Cu
Native ElementCubicMohs 3.5
Kolymite specimen
Kolymite Cu₇Hg₆
Native ElementCubic
K
Kryachkoite (Al,Cu)₆(Fe,Cu)
Native ElementOrthorhombic
K
Kufahrite PtPb
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 4
Lead specimen
Lead Pb
Native ElementCubicMohs 1.5
L
Leadamalgam HgPb₂
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 1.6
Linzhiite specimen
Linzhiite FeSi₂
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 6.5
Lonsdaleite specimen
Lonsdaleite C
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 3
Luanheite specimen
Luanheite Ag₃Hg
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2.5
Luobusaite specimen
Luobusaite Fe₀.₈₄Si₂
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 7
M
Marathonite Pd₂₅Ge₉
Native ElementHexagonal
M
Mavlyanovite Mn₅Si₃
Native ElementHexagonal
M
Melliniite (Ni,Fe)₄P
Native ElementCubicMohs 8–8.5
Mercury specimen
Mercury Hg
Native Element
M
Michitoshiite-(Cu) Rh(Cu₁₋ₓGeₓ) 0<x≤0.5
Native ElementCubic
Moissanite specimen
Moissanite SiC
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 9.5
M
Monipite MoNiP
Native ElementHexagonal
Moschellandsbergite specimen
Moschellandsbergite Ag₂Hg₃
Native ElementCubicMohs 3.5
M
Murashkoite FeP
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 5
N
Naquite FeSi
Native ElementCubicMohs 6.5
N
Nazarovite Ni₁₂P₅
Native ElementTetragonal
N
Negevite NiP₂
Native ElementCubic
Nickel specimen
Nickel Ni
Native ElementCubicMohs 4.5
Nickelphosphide specimen
Nickelphosphide Ni₃P
Native ElementTetragonal
N
Nickolayite FeMoP
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 5–6
N
Nielsenite PdCu₃
Native ElementTetragonal
N
Nierite Si₃N₄
Native ElementHexagonal
Niggliite specimen
Niggliite PtSn
Native ElementHexagonal
N
Nisnite Ni₃Sn
Native ElementCubic
N
Norilskite (Pd,Ag)₇Pb₄
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 4
N
Novodneprite AuPb₃
Native Element
Oreillyite specimen
Oreillyite Cr₂N
Native ElementHexagonal
O
Orishchinite Ni₂P
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 5–6
O
Orthocuproplatinum Pt₃Cu
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 4
O
Osbornite TiN
Native ElementCubic
Osmium specimen
Osmium Os
Native ElementHexagonal
Palladium specimen
Palladium Pd
Native ElementCubicMohs 4.5–5
P
Palladogermanide Pd₂Ge
Native ElementHexagonal
P
Palladosilicide Pd₂Si
Native ElementHexagonal
P
Palladothallite Pd₃Tl
Native ElementTetragonal
P
Paolovite Pd₂Sn
Native ElementOrthorhombic
P
Pararsenolamprite As
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 2–2.5
P
Paraschachnerite Ag₃Hg₂
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 3.5
Perryite specimen
Perryite (Ni,Fe)₈(Si,P)₃
Native ElementHexagonal
Platinum specimen
Platinum Pt
Native ElementCubicMohs 4–4.5
Plumbopalladinite specimen
Plumbopalladinite Pd₃Pb₂
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 5
P
Polekhovskyite MoNiP₂
Native ElementHexagonal
Potarite specimen
Potarite PdHg
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 3.5
P
Proxidecagonite Al₃₄Ni₉Fe₂
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Q
Qingsongite BN
Native ElementCubic
Rhodium specimen
Rhodium Rh
Native ElementCubic
R
Roaldite (Fe,Ni)₄N
Native ElementCubicMohs 6
Rosickýite specimen
Rosickýite S
Native ElementMonoclinic
R
Rumoiite AuSn₂
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
R
Rustenburgite Pt₃Sn
Native ElementCubic
Rutheniridosmine specimen
Rutheniridosmine (Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Element
Ruthenium specimen
Ruthenium Ru
Native ElementHexagonal
Schachnerite specimen
Schachnerite Ag₁.₁Hg₀.₉
Native ElementHexagonal
S
Schreibersite (Fe,Ni)₃P
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 6.5–7
Selenium specimen
Selenium Se
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2
S
Shosanbetsuite Ag₃Sn
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
Siderazot specimen
Siderazot Fe₃N₁.₃₃
Native ElementHexagonal
Silicon specimen
Silicon Si
Native ElementCubic
Silver specimen
Silver Ag
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
S
Skaergaardite PdCu
Native ElementCubicMohs 4–5
Stannopalladinite specimen
Stannopalladinite Pd₃Sn₂
Native Element
S
Steinhardtite Al
Native ElementCubic
S
Stolperite AlCu
Native ElementCubic
Suessite specimen
Suessite Fe₃Si
Native ElementCubic
S
Sulphur-β S
Native ElementMonoclinic
T
Taenite (Ni,Fe)
Native ElementCubicMohs 5–5.5
T
Taimyrite-I (Pd,Pt)₉Cu₃Sn₄
Native ElementOrthorhombic
T
Tatyanaite (Pt,Pd)₉Cu₃Sn₄
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Tellurium specimen
Tellurium Te
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2–2.5
Tetra-auricupride specimen
Tetra-auricupride CuAu
Native ElementMohs 1.6
T
Tetraferroplatinum PtFe
Native ElementTetragonal
Tetrataenite specimen
Tetrataenite FeNi
Native ElementTetragonal
Tin specimen
Tin Sn
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 1.5–1.8
Titanium specimen
Titanium Ti
Native ElementHexagonal
T
Toledoite TiFeSi
Native ElementOrthorhombic
T
Tomamaeite Cu₃Pt
Native ElementCubicMohs 3.5
T
Transjordanite Ni₂P
Native ElementHexagonal
T
Tsikourasite Mo₃Ni₂P₁₊ₓ (x < 0.25)
Native ElementCubic
Tulameenite specimen
Tulameenite Pt₂CuFe
Native ElementTetragonal
Tungsten specimen
Tungsten W
Native ElementCubicMohs 7.5
Uakitite specimen
Uakitite VN
Native ElementCubicMohs 9–10
Vanadium specimen
Vanadium V
Native ElementCubic
W
Wairauite CoFe
Native ElementCubicMohs 4.5
Weishanite specimen
Weishanite (Au,Ag,Hg)
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2.4
W
Wenjiite Ti₁₀SiₓPᵧ; x>y, 6≤(x+y)≤7
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 6.5
Xifengite specimen
Xifengite Fe₅Si₃
Native ElementHexagonal
Y
Yixunite Pt₃In
Native ElementCubicMohs 5.8
Y
Yuanjiangite AuSn
Native ElementHexagonal
Z
Zangboite TiFeSi₂
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Zhanghengite specimen
Zhanghengite CuZn
Native ElementCubic
Z
Zhiqinite TiSi₂
Native ElementOrthorhombicMohs 4–5
Zinc specimen
Zinc Zn
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2.5
Z
Zuktamrurite FeP₂
Native ElementOrthorhombic
Zvyagintsevite specimen
Zvyagintsevite Pd₃Pb
Native ElementCubic