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Group
Apatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH)
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Baryte
Ba(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Beryl
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5–8
Calcite
Ca(CO₃)
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3
Diamond
C
Native Element
Cubic
Mohs 10
Group
Feldspar
(K,Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Fluorapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Fluorite
CaF₂
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 4
Forsterite
Mg₂(SiO₄)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Gypsum
Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Halite
NaCl
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2.5
Jadeite
NaAlSi₂O₆
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–7
Variety
Moonstone
KAlSi₃O₈
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Muscovite
KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Opal
SiO₂·nH₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6.5
Featured
Quartz
SiO₂
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7
Variety
Sapphire
Al₂O₃
Oxides & Hydroxide
Trigonal
Mohs 9
Variety
Selenite
CaSO₄·2H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Spodumene
LiAlSi₂O₆
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
Topaz
Al₂SiO₄F₂
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 8
Group
Tourmaline
(Na,Ca)(Mg,Fe,Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 7–7.5
Zircon
Zr(SiO₄)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 7.5
Adamite
Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Arsenate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5
Albite
Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Amblygonite
LiAl(PO₄)F
Phosphate
Triclinic
Mohs 5.5–6
Analcime
Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5–5.5
Anglesite
Pb(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5–3
Anhydrite
Ca(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Anorthite
Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Aragonite
Ca(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–4
Bavenite
Ca₄Be₂₊ₓAl₂₋ₓSi₉O₂₆₋ₓ(OH)₂₊ₓ (x = 0 to 1)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5.5
Benitoite
BaTiSi₃O₉
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 6–6.5
Bertrandite
Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6–7
Borax
Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Brewsterite-Sr
Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5
Carnallite
KMgCl₃·6H₂O
Halide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5
Catapleiite
Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6
Celestine
Sr(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Celsian
Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Cerussite
Pb(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Chabazite-Ca
Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 4–5
Chlorapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Chlorargyrite
AgCl
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2.5
Clinochlore
Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Clinoptilolite-Ca
Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Clinozoisite
Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
Coesite
SiO₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 7–8
Colemanite
CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Monoclinic
Mohs 4–4.5
Corundum
Al₂O₃
Oxides & Hydroxide
Hexagonal
Mohs 9
Cotunnite
PbCl₂
Halide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5
Cristobalite
SiO₂
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 6–7
Cryolite
Na₂NaAlF₆
Halide
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Danburite
CaB₂Si₂O₈
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 7–7.5
Datolite
CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Diaspore
AlO(OH)
Oxides & Hydroxide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Dickite
Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Diopside
CaMgSi₂O₆
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5.5–6.5
Dolomite
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Elbaite
Na(Al₁.₅Li₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5
Enstatite
Mg₂Si₂O₆
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5–6
Epistilbite
Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4
Epsomite
Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2–2.5
Erionite-Ca
Ca₅[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 2–3
Euclase
BeAlSiO₄(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 7.5
Eucryptite
LiAlSiO₄
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 6.5
Ferrierite-Mg
[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca₀.₅](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂·18H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4.5–5
Gibbsite
Al(OH)₃
Oxides & Hydroxide
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Glauberite
Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Variety
Goshenite
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5–8
Grossular
Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 6.5–7
Halloysite-7Å
Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Hambergite
Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
Borate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 7.5
Harmotome
Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5
Hectorite
Na₀.₃(Mg,Li)₃Si₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂·nH₂O
Silicate
Mohs 1–2
Hemimorphite
Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 4.5–5
Herderite
CaBe(PO₄)F
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Group
Heulandite
(Ca,Na)₂Al₂Si₇O₁₈·6H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Heulandite-Ca
(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Hydroxylapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Inderite
MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Inyoite
CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Kaolinite
Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Kernite
Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂·3H₂O
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Kieserite
Mg(SO₄)·H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5
Kurnakovite
MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Triclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Langbeinite
K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
Sulfate
Cubic
Mohs 3.5
L
Lautarite
Ca(IO₃)₂
Iodate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Lawsonite
CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 7–7.5
Leucite
K(AlSi₂O₆)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Magnesite
Mg(CO₃)
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4.5
Marialite
Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Meionite
Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Mesolite
Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5
Group
Mica
XY₂₋₃Z₄O₁₀(OH,F)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–3
Milarite
KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Mimetite
Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Arsenate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Mirabilite
Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Monticellite
CaMg(SiO₄)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5.5
Mordenite
(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–4
Mullite
Al₄₊₂ₓSi₂₋₂ₓO₁₀₋ₓ (x ≈ 0.4)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6–7
Nasonite
Ca₄Pb₆(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 4
Natrolite
Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5–5.5
Nepheline
Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Niter
K(NO₃)
Nitrate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2
Nitratine
Na(NO₃)
Nitrate
Hexagonal
Mohs 1.5–2
Orthoclase
K(AlSi₃O₈)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Paragonite
NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Pectolite
NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 4.5–5
Periclase
MgO
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 5.5
Petalite
LiAlSi₄O₁₀
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Phenakite
Be₂(SiO₄)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5–8
Phillipsite-Ca
Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4.5
Group
Plagioclase
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Polylithionite
KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Priceite
Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3–3.5
Probertite
NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3
Pyrophyllite
Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 1–1.5
Rhodizite
KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 8
Sanidine
K(AlSi₃O₈)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Group
Scapolite
Marialite–meionite series
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Scheelite
Ca(WO₄)
Tungstate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4.5–5
Scolecite
Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Scorodite
Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O
Arsenate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–4
Sellaite
MgF₂
Halide
Tetragonal
Mohs 5
Sphalerite
ZnS
Sulfide
Cubic
Mohs 3.5–4
Spinel
MgAl₂O₄
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 7.5–8
Stishovite
SiO₂
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 9–10
Strontianite
Sr(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5
Sylvite
KCl
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2
Szaibélyite
MgBO₂(OH)
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Talc
Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 1
Thénardite
Na₂(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5–3
Tremolite
Ca₂(Mg₅.₀₋₄.₅Fe²⁺₀.₀₋₀.₅)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–6
Tridymite
SiO₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 7
Ulexite
NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O
Borate
Triclinic
Mohs 2.5
Vesuvianite
(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 6.5
Vivianite
Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Wairakite
Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5–5
Wavellite
Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O
Phosphate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–4
Willemite
Zn₂SiO₄
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5
Witherite
Ba(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Wollastonite
CaSiO₃
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 4.5–5
Yugawaralite
Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5–5
Group
Zeolite
Hydrated aluminosilicates·nH₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–5.5
Zunyite
Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 7