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Gold, copper, silver and the ores our world is built from.

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62 minerals · Ores & Elements · sorted with popular first
Azurite specimen
Azurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
CarbonateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Cinnabar specimen
Cinnabar HgS
SulfideHexagonalMohs 2–2.5
Copper specimen
Copper Cu
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Galena specimen
Galena PbS
SulfideCubicMohs 2.5
Gold specimen
Gold Au
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Hematite specimen
Hematite Fe₂O₃
Oxides & HydroxideHexagonalMohs 5–6
Magnetite specimen
Magnetite Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 5.5–6.5
Malachite specimen
Malachite Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
CarbonateMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4
Pyrite specimen
Pyrite FeS₂
SulfideCubicMohs 6–6.5
Vanadinite specimen
Vanadinite Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl
VanadateHexagonalMohs 3
Acanthite specimen
Acanthite Ag₂S
SulfideMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Antimony specimen
Antimony Sb
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 3–3.5
Arsenopyrite specimen
Arsenopyrite FeAsS
SulfosaltMonoclinicMohs 5.5–6
Bismuth specimen
Bismuth Bi
Native ElementTrigonalMohs 2–2.5
Bornite specimen
Bornite Cu₅FeS₄
SulfideCubicMohs 3–3.25
Bournonite specimen
Bournonite CuPbSbS₃
SulfosaltOrthorhombicMohs 2.5–3
Braunite specimen
Braunite Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)
SilicateTetragonalMohs 6–6.5
Carnotite specimen
Carnotite K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O
VanadateMonoclinicMohs 2
Cassiterite specimen
Cassiterite SnO₂
Oxides & HydroxideTetragonalMohs 6–7
Chalcocite specimen
Chalcocite Cu₂S
SulfideMonoclinicMohs 2.5–3
Chalcopyrite specimen
Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂
SulfideTetragonalMohs 3.5–4
Chlorargyrite specimen
Chlorargyrite AgCl
HalideCubicMohs 2.5
Chromite specimen
Chromite Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 5.5
Cobaltite specimen
Cobaltite CoAsS
SulfosaltOrthorhombicMohs 5.5
Coffinite specimen
Coffinite U(SiO₄)·nH₂O
SilicateTetragonalMohs 5–6
GroupColumbite specimen
Columbite (Fe,Mn)Nb₂O₆
Oxides & HydroxideOrthorhombicMohs 6–6.5
Covellite specimen
Covellite CuS
SulfideHexagonalMohs 1.5–2
Cuprite specimen
Cuprite Cu₂O
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 3.5–4
Enargite specimen
Enargite Cu₃AsS₄
SulfosaltOrthorhombicMohs 3
Ferberite specimen
Ferberite Fe²⁺(WO₄)
TungstateMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
Hübnerite specimen
Hübnerite Mn²⁺(WO₄)
TungstateMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
Ilmenite specimen
Ilmenite Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃
Oxides & HydroxideHexagonalMohs 5–6
Iron specimen
Iron Fe
Native ElementCubicMohs 4
Jamesonite specimen
Jamesonite Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
SulfosaltMonoclinicMohs 2–2.5
Lead specimen
Lead Pb
Native ElementCubicMohs 1.5
Limonite specimen
Limonite FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Oxides & HydroxideAmorphousMohs 4–5.5
Manganite specimen
Manganite Mn³⁺O(OH)
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 4
Millerite specimen
Millerite NiS
SulfideHexagonalMohs 3–3.5
Molybdenite specimen
Molybdenite MoS₂
SulfideHexagonalMohs 1–1.5
Nickeline specimen
Nickeline NiAs
SulfideHexagonalMohs 5–5.5
Pentlandite specimen
Pentlandite (Ni,Fe)₉S₈
SulfideCubicMohs 3.5–4
Platinum specimen
Platinum Pt
Native ElementCubicMohs 4–4.5
Pyrolusite specimen
Pyrolusite MnO₂
Oxides & HydroxideTetragonalMohs 6–6.5
Pyrrhotite specimen
Pyrrhotite Fe₇S₈
SulfideMonoclinicMohs 3.5–4.5
Romanèchite specimen
Romanèchite (Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 5–6
Rutile specimen
Rutile TiO₂
Oxides & HydroxideTetragonalMohs 6–6.5
Scheelite specimen
Scheelite Ca(WO₄)
TungstateTetragonalMohs 4.5–5
Siderite specimen
Siderite Fe(CO₃)
CarbonateHexagonalMohs 3.5–4.5
Silver specimen
Silver Ag
Native ElementCubicMohs 2.5–3
Sphalerite specimen
Sphalerite ZnS
SulfideCubicMohs 3.5–4
Stephanite specimen
Stephanite Ag₅SbS₄
SulfosaltOrthorhombicMohs 2–2.5
Stibnite specimen
Stibnite Sb₂S₃
SulfideOrthorhombicMohs 2
GroupTantalite specimen
Tantalite (Fe,Mn)Ta₂O₆
Oxides & HydroxideOrthorhombicMohs 6–6.5
GroupTennantite specimen
Tennantite (Cu,Fe)₁₂As₄S₁₃
SulfosaltCubicMohs 3–4.5
Tennantite-(Fe) specimen
Tennantite-(Fe) Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃
SulfosaltCubicMohs 3–4.5
Tenorite specimen
Tenorite CuO
Oxides & HydroxideMonoclinicMohs 3.5
GroupTetrahedrite specimen
Tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe)₁₂Sb₄S₁₃
SulfosaltCubicMohs 3–4.5
Tetrahedrite-(Fe) specimen
Tetrahedrite-(Fe) Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₃
SulfosaltMohs 3–4.5
Tin specimen
Tin Sn
Native ElementTetragonalMohs 1.5–1.8
Uraninite specimen
Uraninite UO₂
Oxides & HydroxideCubicMohs 5–6
GroupWolframite specimen
Wolframite (Fe,Mn)WO₄
TungstateMonoclinicMohs 4–4.5
Zinc specimen
Zinc Zn
Native ElementHexagonalMohs 2.5