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Pink minerals

Minerals whose typical color is pink.

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96 minerals · Pink minerals
Beryl specimen
Beryl Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Diamond specimen
Diamond C
Native ElementCubicMohs 10
GroupFeldspar specimen
Feldspar (K,Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Fluorapatite specimen
Fluorapatite Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
PhosphateHexagonalMohs 5
Fluorite specimen
Fluorite CaF₂
HalideCubicMohs 4
GroupGarnet specimen
Garnet X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃
SilicateCubicMohs 6.5–7.5
Gypsum specimen
Gypsum Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 2
Halite specimen
Halite NaCl
HalideCubicMohs 2.5
GroupLepidolite specimen
Lepidolite K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Opal specimen
Opal SiO₂·nH₂O
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5.5–6.5
FeaturedQuartz specimen
Quartz SiO₂
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7
Rhodochrosite specimen
Rhodochrosite Mn(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4
Rhodonite specimen
Rhodonite CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 5.5–6.5
VarietyRose Quartz specimen
Rose Quartz SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
VarietyRuby specimen
Ruby Al₂O₃
Oxides & HydroxideTrigonalMohs 9
VarietySapphire specimen
Sapphire Al₂O₃
Oxides & HydroxideTrigonalMohs 9
Sodalite specimen
Sodalite Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
SilicateCubicMohs 5.5–6
Spodumene specimen
Spodumene LiAlSi₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6.5–7
Topaz specimen
Topaz Al₂SiO₄F₂
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 8
GroupTourmaline specimen
Tourmaline (Na,Ca)(Mg,Fe,Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7–7.5
Adamite specimen
Adamite Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
ArsenateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5
Alunite specimen
Alunite KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
SulfateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4
Amblygonite specimen
Amblygonite LiAl(PO₄)F
PhosphateTriclinicMohs 5.5–6
Analcime specimen
Analcime Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5–5.5
Andalusite specimen
Andalusite Al₂SiO₅
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6.5–7.5
Anhydrite specimen
Anhydrite Ca(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Aragonite specimen
Aragonite Ca(CO₃)
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–4
Bavenite specimen
Bavenite Ca₄Be₂₊ₓAl₂₋ₓSi₉O₂₆₋ₓ(OH)₂₊ₓ (x = 0 to 1)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Bismuth specimen
Bismuth Bi
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 2–2.5
Bustamite specimen
Bustamite Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂
SilicateTriclinicMohs 5.5–6.5
Carnallite specimen
Carnallite KMgCl₃·6H₂O
HalideOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
Celestine specimen
Celestine Sr(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Chabazite-Ca specimen
Chabazite-Ca Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O
SilicateTrigonalMohs 4–5
VarietyChalcedony specimen
Chalcedony SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 6.5–7
Clinoptilolite-Ca specimen
Clinoptilolite-Ca Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Clinozoisite specimen
Clinozoisite Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6.5–7
MineraloidCoral specimen
Coral Aragonite skeleton
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3–4
Corundum specimen
Corundum Al₂O₃
Oxides & HydroxideHexagonalMohs 9
Danburite specimen
Danburite CaB₂Si₂O₈
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 7–7.5
Datolite specimen
Datolite CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
Diaspore specimen
Diaspore AlO(OH)
Oxides & HydroxideOrthorhombicMohs 6.5–7
Dolomite specimen
Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4
Dumortierite specimen
Dumortierite AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 7–8.4
Elbaite specimen
Elbaite Na(Al₁.₅Li₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5
Epistilbite specimen
Epistilbite Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4
Erionite-Ca specimen
Erionite-Ca Ca₅[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
SilicateHexagonalMohs 2–3
Erythrite specimen
Erythrite Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
ArsenateMonoclinicMohs 1.5–2.5
Eudialyte specimen
Eudialyte Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5–6
Fluor-liddicoatite specimen
Fluor-liddicoatite Ca(Li₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5
Fluorapophyllite-(K) specimen
Fluorapophyllite-(K) KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O
SilicateTetragonalMohs 4.5–5
Friedelite specimen
Friedelite Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4–5
Grossular specimen
Grossular Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
SilicateCubicMohs 6.5–7
Harmotome specimen
Harmotome Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4.5
GroupHeulandite specimen
Heulandite (Ca,Na)₂Al₂Si₇O₁₈·6H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Heulandite-Ca specimen
Heulandite-Ca (Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Inderite specimen
Inderite MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 2.5
VarietyKunzite specimen
Kunzite LiAlSi₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6.5–7
Langbeinite specimen
Langbeinite K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
SulfateCubicMohs 3.5
Laumontite specimen
Laumontite CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Lithiophilite specimen
Lithiophilite LiMn²⁺(PO₄)
PhosphateOrthorhombicMohs 4–5
Margarite specimen
Margarite CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4.5
Microcline specimen
Microcline K(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Monazite-(Ce) specimen
Monazite-(Ce) Ce(PO₄)
PhosphateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
Montmorillonite specimen
Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)₀.₃(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 1–2
Mordenite specimen
Mordenite (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 3–4
VarietyMorganite specimen
Morganite Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Mullite specimen
Mullite Al₄₊₂ₓSi₂₋₂ₓO₁₀₋ₓ (x ≈ 0.4)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6–7
Natrolite specimen
Natrolite Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5–5.5
Nickeline specimen
Nickeline NiAs
SulfideHexagonalMohs 5–5.5
Olenite specimen
Olenite NaAl₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃(OH)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5
Orthoclase specimen
Orthoclase K(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
MineraloidPearl specimen
Pearl Aragonite + conchiolin
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 2.5–4.5
Petalite specimen
Petalite LiAlSi₄O₁₀
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Pezzottaite specimen
Pezzottaite CsLiBe₂Al₂Si₆O₁₈
SilicateHexagonalMohs 8
Phenakite specimen
Phenakite Be₂(SiO₄)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Polyhalite specimen
Polyhalite K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄·2H₂O
SulfateTriclinicMohs 3.5
Polylithionite specimen
Polylithionite KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Pyrope specimen
Pyrope Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
SilicateCubicMohs 7–7.5
Pyroxmangite specimen
Pyroxmangite Mn²⁺SiO₃
SilicateTriclinicMohs 5.5–6
RockQuartzite specimen
Quartzite SiO₂ (metamorphic rock)
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
VarietyRhodolite specimen
Rhodolite (Mg,Fe)₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
SilicateCubicMohs 7–7.5
Rossmanite specimen
Rossmanite (Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5
Scolecite specimen
Scolecite Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
Smithsonite specimen
Smithsonite Zn(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 4–4.5
Spinel specimen
Spinel MgAl₂O₄
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 7.5–8
Stellerite specimen
Stellerite Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 4–4.5
GroupStilbite specimen
Stilbite NaCa₄(Al₉Si₂₇)O₇₂·nH₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Stilbite-Ca specimen
Stilbite-Ca NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Stilbite-Na specimen
Stilbite-Na Na₉(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Sugilite specimen
Sugilite KNa₂Fe³⁺₂(Li₃Si₁₂)O₃₀
SilicateHexagonalMohs 6–6.5
Thomsonite-Ca specimen
Thomsonite-Ca NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5–5.5
VarietyThulite specimen
Thulite Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6–7
Titanite specimen
Titanite CaTi(SiO₄)O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
Trilithionite specimen
Trilithionite KLi₁.₅Al₁.₅(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
GroupZeolite specimen
Zeolite Hydrated aluminosilicates·nH₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–5.5
Zoisite specimen
Zoisite Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6–7