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White minerals

Minerals whose typical color is white.

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176 minerals · White minerals
VarietyAgate specimen
Agate SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 6.5–7
Baryte specimen
Baryte Ba(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Beryl specimen
Beryl Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Calcite specimen
Calcite Ca(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3
Diamond specimen
Diamond C
Native ElementCubicMohs 10
GroupFeldspar specimen
Feldspar (K,Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Gypsum specimen
Gypsum Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 2
Halite specimen
Halite NaCl
HalideCubicMohs 2.5
Jade specimen
Jade Jadeite or nephrite
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–7
Jadeite specimen
Jadeite NaAlSi₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–7
VarietyMoonstone specimen
Moonstone KAlSi₃O₈
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Muscovite specimen
Muscovite KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Opal specimen
Opal SiO₂·nH₂O
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5.5–6.5
FeaturedQuartz specimen
Quartz SiO₂
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7
VarietySelenite specimen
Selenite CaSO₄·2H₂O
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 2
Sodalite specimen
Sodalite Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
SilicateCubicMohs 5.5–6
Spodumene specimen
Spodumene LiAlSi₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6.5–7
Albite specimen
Albite Na(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
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
VarietyAndesine specimen
Andesine (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Anglesite specimen
Anglesite Pb(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 2.5–3
Anhydrite specimen
Anhydrite Ca(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Annabergite specimen
Annabergite Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
ArsenateMonoclinicMohs 1.5–2.5
Anorthite specimen
Anorthite Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Anthophyllite specimen
Anthophyllite Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5–6
Antigorite specimen
Antigorite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3.5
Aragonite specimen
Aragonite Ca(CO₃)
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–4
Arsenopyrite specimen
Arsenopyrite FeAsS
SulfosaltMonoclinicMohs 5.5–6
Bavenite specimen
Bavenite Ca₄Be₂₊ₓAl₂₋ₓSi₉O₂₆₋ₓ(OH)₂₊ₓ (x = 0 to 1)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Beidellite specimen
Beidellite (Na,Ca)₀.₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O
SilicateMohs 1–2
Bertrandite specimen
Bertrandite Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6–7
Bismoclite specimen
Bismoclite BiOCl
HalideTetragonalMohs 2.5–3
Boracite specimen
Boracite Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl
HalideOrthorhombicMohs 7–7.5
Borax specimen
Borax Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Brewsterite-Sr specimen
Brewsterite-Sr Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4.5
VarietyBytownite specimen
Bytownite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Böhmite specimen
Böhmite AlO(OH)
Oxides & HydroxideOrthorhombicMohs 3.5
Cancrinite specimen
Cancrinite (Na,Ca,   )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5–6
Carnallite specimen
Carnallite KMgCl₃·6H₂O
HalideOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
Celestine specimen
Celestine Sr(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Celsian specimen
Celsian Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Cerussite specimen
Cerussite Pb(CO₃)
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Chabazite-Ca specimen
Chabazite-Ca Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O
SilicateTrigonalMohs 4–5
VarietyChalcedony specimen
Chalcedony SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 6.5–7
RockChert specimen
Chert SiO₂ (cryptocrystalline)
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
Chlorapatite specimen
Chlorapatite Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
PhosphateHexagonalMohs 5
Chlorargyrite specimen
Chlorargyrite AgCl
HalideCubicMohs 2.5
GroupChlorite specimen
Chlorite (Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Chrysotile specimen
Chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3.5
Clinochlore specimen
Clinochlore Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 2–2.5
Clinoptilolite-Ca specimen
Clinoptilolite-Ca Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Cobaltite specimen
Cobaltite CoAsS
SulfosaltOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Coesite specimen
Coesite SiO₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 7–8
Colemanite specimen
Colemanite CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
MineraloidCoral specimen
Coral Aragonite skeleton
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3–4
Cotunnite specimen
Cotunnite PbCl₂
HalideOrthorhombicMohs 2.5
Cristobalite specimen
Cristobalite SiO₂
SilicateTetragonalMohs 6–7
Cryolite specimen
Cryolite Na₂NaAlF₆
HalideMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
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
Dickite specimen
Dickite Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Diopside specimen
Diopside CaMgSi₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5.5–6.5
Dolomite specimen
Dolomite CaMg(CO₃)₂
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4
Epistilbite specimen
Epistilbite Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4
Epsomite specimen
Epsomite Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 2–2.5
Erionite-Ca specimen
Erionite-Ca Ca₅[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O
SilicateHexagonalMohs 2–3
Eucryptite specimen
Eucryptite LiAlSiO₄
SilicateHexagonalMohs 6.5
Ferrierite-Mg specimen
Ferrierite-Mg [Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca₀.₅](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂·18H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Fluorapophyllite-(K) specimen
Fluorapophyllite-(K) KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O
SilicateTetragonalMohs 4.5–5
Gibbsite specimen
Gibbsite Al(OH)₃
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Glauberite specimen
Glauberite Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
VarietyGoshenite specimen
Goshenite Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Halloysite-7Å specimen
Halloysite-7Å Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Hambergite specimen
Hambergite Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
BorateOrthorhombicMohs 7.5
Hardystonite specimen
Hardystonite Ca₂ZnSi₂O₇
SilicateTetragonalMohs 4
Harmotome specimen
Harmotome Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4.5
Haüyne specimen
Haüyne Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)
SilicateCubicMohs 5.5–6
Hectorite specimen
Hectorite Na₀.₃(Mg,Li)₃Si₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂·nH₂O
SilicateMohs 1–2
Hemimorphite specimen
Hemimorphite Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 4.5–5
Herderite specimen
Herderite CaBe(PO₄)F
PhosphateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
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
Howlite specimen
Howlite Ca₂SiB₅O₉(OH)₅
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5
Hydroxylapatite specimen
Hydroxylapatite Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH
PhosphateHexagonalMohs 5
GroupIllite specimen
Illite K₀.₆₅Al₂(Al₀.₆₅Si₃.₃₅)O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 1–2
Inderite specimen
Inderite MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 2.5
Inyoite specimen
Inyoite CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 2
Kaolinite specimen
Kaolinite Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateTriclinicMohs 2–2.5
Kernite specimen
Kernite Na₂B₄O₆(OH)₂·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Kieserite specimen
Kieserite Mg(SO₄)·H₂O
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 3.5
Kurnakovite specimen
Kurnakovite MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O
Oxides & HydroxideTriclinicMohs 2.5–3
Kyanite specimen
Kyanite Al₂OSiO₄
SilicateTriclinicMohs 5.5–7
Langbeinite specimen
Langbeinite K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
SulfateCubicMohs 3.5
Laumontite specimen
Laumontite CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
L
Lautarite Ca(IO₃)₂
IodateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Leucite specimen
Leucite K(AlSi₂O₆)
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5.5–6
Lizardite specimen
Lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateHexagonalMohs 2.5
Magnesite specimen
Magnesite Mg(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4.5
Margarite specimen
Margarite CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4.5
Marialite specimen
Marialite Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5.5–6
Meionite specimen
Meionite Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5.5–6
Mesolite specimen
Mesolite Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5
Microcline specimen
Microcline K(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
VarietyMilky Quartz specimen
Milky Quartz SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
Mirabilite specimen
Mirabilite Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O
SulfateMonoclinicMohs 1.5–2
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
VarietyMoss Agate specimen
Moss Agate SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
Mullite specimen
Mullite Al₄₊₂ₓSi₂₋₂ₓO₁₀₋ₓ (x ≈ 0.4)
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6–7
Nasonite specimen
Nasonite Ca₄Pb₆(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂
SilicateHexagonalMohs 4
Natrolite specimen
Natrolite Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5–5.5
Nepheline specimen
Nepheline Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5.5–6
VarietyNephrite specimen
Nephrite Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Niter specimen
Niter K(NO₃)
NitrateOrthorhombicMohs 2
Nitratine specimen
Nitratine Na(NO₃)
NitrateHexagonalMohs 1.5–2
Nosean specimen
Nosean Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O
SilicateCubicMohs 5.5
VarietyOligoclase specimen
Oligoclase (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
VarietyOnyx specimen
Onyx SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
Orthoclase specimen
Orthoclase K(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Palygorskite specimen
Palygorskite (Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2
Paragonite specimen
Paragonite NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5
MineraloidPearl specimen
Pearl Aragonite + conchiolin
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 2.5–4.5
Pectolite specimen
Pectolite NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)
SilicateTriclinicMohs 4.5–5
Periclase specimen
Periclase MgO
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 5.5
Petalite specimen
Petalite LiAlSi₄O₁₀
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Phenakite specimen
Phenakite Be₂(SiO₄)
SilicateHexagonalMohs 7.5–8
Phillipsite-Ca specimen
Phillipsite-Ca Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4.5
GroupPlagioclase specimen
Plagioclase (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈
SilicateTriclinicMohs 6–6.5
Platinum specimen
Platinum Pt
Native ElementCubicMohs 4–4.5
Polyhalite specimen
Polyhalite K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄·2H₂O
SulfateTriclinicMohs 3.5
Priceite specimen
Priceite Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3–3.5
Probertite specimen
Probertite NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3
RockPumice specimen
Pumice Vesicular volcanic glass
SilicateAmorphousMohs 5–6
Pyrophyllite specimen
Pyrophyllite Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateTriclinicMohs 1–1.5
GroupPyroxene specimen
Pyroxene XY(Si,Al)₂O₆
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–7
RockQuartzite specimen
Quartzite SiO₂ (metamorphic rock)
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
Rhodizite specimen
Rhodizite KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 8
Sanidine specimen
Sanidine K(AlSi₃O₈)
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 6–6.5
Saponite specimen
Saponite (Ca,Na)₀.₃(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O
SilicateMohs 1–2
VarietySardonyx specimen
Sardonyx SiO₂
SilicateTrigonalMohs 7
GroupScapolite specimen
Scapolite Marialite–meionite series
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5.5–6
Scheelite specimen
Scheelite Ca(WO₄)
TungstateTetragonalMohs 4.5–5
Scolecite specimen
Scolecite Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–5.5
Sellaite specimen
Sellaite MgF₂
HalideTetragonalMohs 5
Sepiolite specimen
Sepiolite Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 2–2.5
GroupSerpentine specimen
Serpentine (Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3.5
Sillimanite specimen
Sillimanite Al₂SiO₅
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 6.5–7.5
Silver specimen
Silver Ag
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Smithsonite specimen
Smithsonite Zn(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 4–4.5
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
Stishovite specimen
Stishovite SiO₂
SilicateTetragonalMohs 9–10
Strontianite specimen
Strontianite Sr(CO₃)
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5
Sylvite specimen
Sylvite KCl
HalideCubicMohs 2
Szaibélyite specimen
Szaibélyite MgBO₂(OH)
BorateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Talc specimen
Talc Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
SilicateTriclinicMohs 1
Tellurium specimen
Tellurium Te
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2–2.5
Thomsonite-Ca specimen
Thomsonite-Ca NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 5–5.5
Thénardite specimen
Thénardite Na₂(SO₄)
SulfateOrthorhombicMohs 2.5–3
Tin specimen
Tin Sn
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 1.5–1.8
Tremolite specimen
Tremolite Ca₂(Mg₅.₀₋₄.₅Fe²⁺₀.₀₋₀.₅)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 5–6
Tridymite specimen
Tridymite SiO₂
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 7
Ulexite specimen
Ulexite NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O
BorateTriclinicMohs 2.5
Wairakite specimen
Wairakite Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4.5–5
Wavellite specimen
Wavellite Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O
PhosphateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–4
Willemite specimen
Willemite Zn₂SiO₄
SilicateHexagonalMohs 5.5
Witherite specimen
Witherite Ba(CO₃)
CarbonateOrthorhombicMohs 3–3.5
Wollastonite specimen
Wollastonite CaSiO₃
SilicateTriclinicMohs 4.5–5
Yugawaralite specimen
Yugawaralite Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O
SilicateMonoclinicMohs 4.5–5
GroupZeolite specimen
Zeolite Hydrated aluminosilicates·nH₂O
SilicateOrthorhombicMohs 3.5–5.5
Zunyite specimen
Zunyite Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl
SilicateCubicMohs 7