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Mineraloid
Amber
C₁₀H₁₆O (fossil resin)
Organic Mineral
Amorphous
Mohs 2–2.5
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
Variety
Citrine
SiO₂
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 7
Diamond
C
Native Element
Cubic
Mohs 10
Fluorapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Fluorite
CaF₂
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 4
Forsterite
Mg₂(SiO₄)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Gold
Au
Native Element
Cubic
Mohs 2.5–3
Gypsum
Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Halite
NaCl
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2.5
Variety
Jasper
SiO₂
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 6.5–7
Muscovite
KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Group
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Opal
SiO₂·nH₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6.5
Variety
Peridot
(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Pyrite
FeS₂
Sulfide
Cubic
Mohs 6–6.5
Featured
Quartz
SiO₂
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7
Variety
Sapphire
Al₂O₃
Oxides & Hydroxide
Trigonal
Mohs 9
Sodalite
Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 5.5–6
Spodumene
LiAlSi₂O₆
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
Sulphur
S
Native Element
Orthorhombic
Mohs 1.5–2.5
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
Vanadinite
Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
Vanadate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3
Wulfenite
PbMoO₄
Molybdate
Tetragonal
Mohs 2.5–3
Zircon
Zr(SiO₄)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 7.5
Adamite
Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Arsenate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5
Alunite
KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Sulfate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Amblygonite
LiAl(PO₄)F
Phosphate
Triclinic
Mohs 5.5–6
Variety
Ametrine
SiO₂
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 7
Analcime
Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5–5.5
Anatase
TiO₂
Oxides & Hydroxide
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Andradite
Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 6.5–7
Anglesite
Pb(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5–3
Annabergite
Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
Arsenate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2.5
Antigorite
Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3.5
Aragonite
Ca(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–4
Autunite
Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O
Phosphate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2–2.5
Axinite-(Mg)
Ca₄Mg₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
Axinite-(Mn)
Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
Beidellite
(Na,Ca)₀.₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O
Silicate
Mohs 1–2
Bertrandite
Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6–7
Beudantite
PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Arsenate
Hexagonal
Mohs 4
Bismoclite
BiOCl
Halide
Tetragonal
Mohs 2.5–3
Boracite
Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl
Halide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 7–7.5
Brazilianite
NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5.5
Brewsterite-Sr
Sr(Al₂Si₆)O₁₆·5H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5
Bromargyrite
AgBr
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2.5
Cancrinite
(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5–6
Carnallite
KMgCl₃·6H₂O
Halide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5
Carnotite
K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O
Vanadate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Cassiterite
SnO₂
Oxides & Hydroxide
Tetragonal
Mohs 6–7
Catapleiite
Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6
Celestine
Sr(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Cerussite
Pb(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–3.5
Chabazite-Ca
Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 4–5
Chalcopyrite
CuFeS₂
Sulfide
Tetragonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Chlorapatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Phosphate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5
Chrysotile
Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3.5
Clinochlore
Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Clinozoisite
Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6.5–7
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
Crocoite
Pb(CrO₄)
Chromate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Danburite
CaB₂Si₂O₈
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 7–7.5
Datolite
CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Diopside
CaMgSi₂O₆
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5.5–6.5
Dravite
NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5
Elbaite
Na(Al₁.₅Li₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5
Enstatite
Mg₂Si₂O₆
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5–6
Epidote
Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–7
Esperite
PbCa₂(ZnSiO₄)₃
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5
Fayalite
Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5
Fluor-buergerite
NaFe³⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃O₃F
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4.5–5
Fornacite
CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
Arsenate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Glauberite
Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Goethite
FeO(OH)
Oxides & Hydroxide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5–5.5
Greenockite
CdS
Sulfide
Hexagonal
Mohs 3–3.5
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
Haüyne
Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 5.5–6
Variety
Heliodor
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5–8
Hemimorphite
Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 4.5–5
Herderite
CaBe(PO₄)F
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Heulandite-Ca
(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Inyoite
CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Iodargyrite
AgI
Halide
Hexagonal
Mohs 1.5–2
Jarosite
KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Sulfate
Hexagonal
Mohs 2.5–3.5
Kaolinite
Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Kieserite
Mg(SO₄)·H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5
Laumontite
CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
L
Lautarite
Ca(IO₃)₂
Iodate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Legrandite
Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)·H₂O
Arsenate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Oxides & Hydroxide
Amorphous
Mohs 4–5.5
Lithiophilite
LiMn²⁺(PO₄)
Phosphate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 4–5
Lizardite
Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 2.5
Magnesite
Mg(CO₃)
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4.5
Malayaite
CaSnO(SiO₄)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–7
Marcasite
FeS₂
Sulfide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6–6.5
Marialite
Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Matlockite
PbClF
Halide
Tetragonal
Mohs 2.5–3
Meionite
Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Melanterite
Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2
Milarite
KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Millerite
NiS
Sulfide
Hexagonal
Mohs 3–3.5
Mimetite
Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Arsenate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Mirabilite
Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O
Sulfate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Group
Monazite
(Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO₄
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Monazite-(Ce)
Ce(PO₄)
Phosphate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Mordenite
(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3–4
Natrolite
Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5–5.5
Nontronite
Na₀.₃Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Nosean
Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 5.5
Variety
Oligoclase
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Olivenite
Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)
Arsenate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3
Orpiment
As₂S₃
Sulfide
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5–2
Orthoclase
K(AlSi₃O₈)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6–6.5
Paragonite
NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5
Pentlandite
(Ni,Fe)₉S₈
Sulfide
Cubic
Mohs 3.5–4
Periclase
MgO
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 5.5
Perovskite
CaTiO₃
Oxides & Hydroxide
Orthorhombic
Mohs 5.5
Pharmacosiderite
KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O
Arsenate
Cubic
Mohs 2.5
Phenakite
Be₂(SiO₄)
Silicate
Hexagonal
Mohs 7.5–8
Phillipsite-Ca
Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4.5
Phlogopite
KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2–2.5
Piemontite
Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 6
Powellite
Ca(MoO₄)
Molybdate
Tetragonal
Mohs 3.5–4
Probertite
NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3
Group
Pyrochlore Supergroup
(Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F)
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 5–5.5
Pyrophyllite
Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Silicate
Triclinic
Mohs 1–1.5
Rhodizite
KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈
Oxides & Hydroxide
Cubic
Mohs 8
Richterite
Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–6
Rutile
TiO₂
Oxides & Hydroxide
Tetragonal
Mohs 6–6.5
Saponite
(Ca,Na)₀.₃(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O
Silicate
Mohs 1–2
Group
Scapolite
Marialite–meionite series
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 5.5–6
Scheelite
Ca(WO₄)
Tungstate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4.5–5
Sepiolite
Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2–2.5
Group
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3.5
Siderite
Fe(CO₃)
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 3.5–4.5
Sinhalite
MgAl(BO₄)
Borate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 6.5–7
Smithsonite
Zn(CO₃)
Carbonate
Hexagonal
Mohs 4–4.5
Spessartine
Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 7–7.5
Sphalerite
ZnS
Sulfide
Cubic
Mohs 3.5–4
Stilbite-Ca
NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Stilbite-Na
Na₉(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Stolzite
Pb(WO₄)
Tungstate
Tetragonal
Mohs 2.5–3
Strontianite
Sr(CO₃)
Carbonate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5
Sylvite
KCl
Halide
Cubic
Mohs 2
Szaibélyite
MgBO₂(OH)
Borate
Monoclinic
Mohs 3.5–4
Thorite
Th(SiO₄)
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4.5–5
Thénardite
Na₂(SO₄)
Sulfate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 2.5–3
Variety
Tiger's Eye
SiO₂
Silicate
Trigonal
Mohs 7
Titanite
CaTi(SiO₄)O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 5–5.5
Tyuyamunite
Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O
Vanadate
Tetragonal
Mohs 2
Vermiculite
Mg₀.₇(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 1.5
Vesuvianite
(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀
Silicate
Tetragonal
Mohs 6.5
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
Group
Xenotime
YPO₄
Phosphate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4–5
Xenotime-(Y)
Y(PO₄)
Phosphate
Tetragonal
Mohs 4–5
Yugawaralite
Ca(Si₆Al₂)O₁₆·4H₂O
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 4.5–5
Group
Zeolite
Hydrated aluminosilicates·nH₂O
Silicate
Orthorhombic
Mohs 3.5–5.5
Zincite
ZnO
Oxides & Hydroxide
Hexagonal
Mohs 4–4.5
Group
Zinnwaldite
KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Silicate
Monoclinic
Mohs 2.5–3
Zunyite
Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl
Silicate
Cubic
Mohs 7