Black Colored Minerals

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Color Count Summary: 541-(black) 11-(black, blue) 21-(black, bluish) 1-(black, bronze) 98-(black, brownish) 1-(black, coal) 3-(black, dark blue) 1-(black, dark brown) 3-(black, dark brownish) 1-(black, dark gray) 2-(black, dark grayish) 1-(black, dark green) 4-(black, dark greenish) 1-(black, dark reddish) 1-(black, deep brownish) 1-(black, deep lustrous) 3-(black, gray) 59-(black, grayish) 7-(black, green) 38-(black, greenish) 34-(black, iron) 3-(blackish) 1-(black, jet) 1-(black, nearly) 3-(black, pitch) 1-(black, purple) 13-(black, reddish) 4-(black, steel) 2-(black, violet) 1-(dark)

Mineral Name	Color	Luster	Streak Color	Moh's
Cervandonite-(Ce)	black	Adamantine	black, brownish	5
Yuanfuliite	black	Adamantine	black, brownish	6-6.5
Robertsite	black	Adamantine	brown	3.5
Schubnelite	black	Adamantine	brown	-
Vanadoandrosite-(Ce) !	black	Adamantine	brown	-
Zincohogbomite-2N2S !	black	Adamantine	brownish	7
Gabrielsonite	black	Adamantine	brown, light	3.5
Henrymeyerite !	black	Adamantine	brown, reddish	5-6
Diamond #	black	Adamantine	colorless	10
Azoproite	black	Adamantine	gray	5.5
Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S	black	Adamantine	gray	6.5
Magnesiohogbomite-2N3S	black	Adamantine	gray	6.5
Magnesiohogbomite-6N6S #	black	Adamantine	gray	6.5
Morimotoite	black	Adamantine	gray	7.5
Priderite #	black	Adamantine	gray	7
Cuprite #	black	Adamantine	red, brownish	3.5-4
Gerstleyite #	black	Adamantine	vermilion	2.5
Mannardite	black	Adamantine	white, gray	7
Redledgeite	black	Adamantine	white, gray	6-7
Bismutopyrochlore !	black	Adamantine	yellow	5
Orthobrannerite	black	Adamantine	yellow, brownish	5.5
Cadmoindite !	black	Adamantine		-
Gamagarite #	black	Adamantine		4.5-5
Kalininite	black	Adamantine		5
Richetite #	black	Adamantine		3.5
Scheteligite ?	black	Adamantine		5.5
Melonjosephite	black	Adamantine - Greasy	greenish	5
Florensovite	black	Adamantine - Metallic	black	5
Vonsenite #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	black	5
Aguilarite #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	black, grayish	2-3
Pseudobrookite #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	brown	6
Bracewellite	black	Adamantine - Metallic	brown, dark	5.5-6.5
Loparite-(Ce) #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	brown, reddish	5.5
Bismutotantalite #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	brown, yellowish	5
Lueshite	black	Adamantine - Metallic	gray	5.5
Pinakiolite #	black	Adamantine - Metallic	gray, brown	6
Srebrodolskite	black	Adamantine - Metallic		5.5
Srilankite	black	Adamantine - Metallic		6.5
Hendersonite	black	Adamantine - Pearly	green, brownish	2.5
Cadmoselite #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	black	4
Aeschynite-(Ce) #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	black, brownish	5-6
Struverite ?	black	Adamantine - Resinous	black, grayish	6-6.5
Gaudefroyite	black	Adamantine - Resinous	brown	6
Brannerite #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	brown, dark greenish	4-5
Vauquelinite #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	brownish	2.5-3
Wurtzite #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	brown, light	3.5-4
Atelestite #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	white	4.5-5
Anatase #	black	Adamantine - Resinous	white, pale yellowish	5.5-6
Aeschynite-(Y)	black	Adamantine - Resinous	yellow, reddish	5-6
Britholite-(Ce) #	black	Adamantine - Resinous		5.5
Polhemusite	black	Adamantine - Resinous		4.5
Tedhadleyite !	black	Adamantine - Submetallic	red	2.5
Asbolane #	black	Earthy (Dull)	black	6
Hollandite #	black	Earthy (Dull)	black	4-6
Jordisite #	black	Earthy (Dull)	black	1-2
Nsutite	black	Earthy (Dull)	black	6.5-8.5
Tenorite #	black	Earthy (Dull)	black	3.5-4
Janggunite	black	Earthy (Dull)	black, brownish	2-3
Feitknechtite	black	Earthy (Dull)	brown	-
Greenalite #	black	Earthy (Dull)	gray, greenish	2.5
Bernardite	black	Earthy (Dull)	red, dark	2
Stetefeldtite #	black	Earthy (Dull)	yellow	3.5-4.5
Tocornalite #	black	Earthy (Dull)		-
Howieite	black	Greasy (Oily)	black, grayish	-
Manganostibite #	black	Greasy (Oily)	brown	-
Hisingerite #	black	Greasy (Oily)	brown, yellowish	3
Descloizite #	black	Greasy (Oily)	green, light brownish	3.5
Uranmicrolite #	black	Greasy (Oily)	yellow	5.5
Apuanite	black	Metallic	black	4-5
Argentite *	black	Metallic	black	2-2.5
Arsenpolybasite	black	Metallic	black	3
Berdesinskiite	black	Metallic	black	6-6.5
Bixbyite #	black	Metallic	black	6-6.5
Cameronite	black	Metallic	black	3.5-4
Chalcothallite	black	Metallic	black	2-2.5
Changchengite !	black	Metallic	black	3.5
Cherepanovite	black	Metallic	black	6
Coloradoite #	black	Metallic	black	2.5
Coyoteite	black	Metallic	black	1.5
Crerarite	black	Metallic	black	3
Criddleite	black	Metallic	black	3-3.5
Cuprospinel	black	Metallic	black	6.5-7
Delafossite #	black	Metallic	black	5.5
Dessauite !	black	Metallic	black	6.5-7
Dzharkenite	black	Metallic	black	5
Erdite	black	Metallic	black	2
Ferrorhodsite	black	Metallic	black	4.5
Graeserite !	black	Metallic	black	5.5
Gramaccioliite-(Y) !	black	Metallic	black	-
Gupeiite	black	Metallic	black	5
Heteromorphite #	black	Metallic	black	2.5-3
Karelianite	black	Metallic	black	8-9
Kusachiite	black	Metallic	black	4-5
Lautite #	black	Metallic	black	3-3.5
Magnesiocoulsonite	black	Metallic	black	6-6.5
Metacinnabar #	black	Metallic	black	3
Miessiite !	black	Metallic	black	2-2.5
Monteponite #	black	Metallic	black	3
Novakite	black	Metallic	black	3-3.5
Olkhonskite	black	Metallic	black	8

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