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861 Black Minerals Sorted By Color, Luster, and Streak Color
Color
Refractive Index
Hardness
Density
Cleavage
Other Properties
Refractive Index
Hardness
Density
Cleavage
Other Properties
( Bold - Valid Mineral Name)
(* - Mineral Name is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana Classification Number Has Been Changed or Added)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)
(# - Grandfathered as valid)
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| Mineral Name | Color | Luster | Streak Color | Moh's |
| Siderophyllite # | black | Vitreous - Dull | gray, greenish | 2.5 |
| Wyartite # | black | Vitreous - Dull | violet, brownish | 3-4 |
| Pigeonite # | black | Vitreous - Dull | white, gray | 6 |
| Stilpnomelane # | black | Vitreous - Dull | white, gray | 3 |
| Barbosalite # | black | Vitreous - Dull | 5.5-6 | |
| Thorogummite # | black | Vitreous - Dull | 5.5 | |
| Ercitite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | beige | 3-4 |
| Kolwezite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | beige | 4 |
| Samarskite-(Yb) ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | black, brown | 5-6 |
| Simplotite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | black, brownish | 1 |
| Manganilvaite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | Black, brownish | 5.5-6 |
| Babingtonite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 5.5-6 |
| Kuranakhite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 4-5 |
| Neptunite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 5-6 |
| Orientite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 4-5 |
| Sailaufite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 3.5 |
| Schorl ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 7.5 |
| Wilkinsonite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown | 5 |
| Ferrowodginite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, dark | 5.5 |
| Titanowodginite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, dark | 5.5 |
| Nioboaeschynite-(Y) ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, grayish | 5-6 |
| Manganbabingtonite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brownish | 5.5-6 |
| Potassic-magnesiosadanagaite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, light | 6 |
| Sadanagaite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, light | 6 |
| Kozulite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, light purple | 5 |
| Freudenbergite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | brown, light yellow | - |
| Alvanite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | 3-3.5 |
| Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | - |
| Ferri-clinoholmquistite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | 6 |
| Ferri-ottoliniite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | 5-6 |
| Ferripedrizite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | 6 |
| Potassic-magnesiohastingsite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | 6.5 |
| Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray | - |
| Arfvedsonite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, bluish | 5.5-6 |
| Fluoro-ferroleakeite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, bluish | 6 |
| Mukhinite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, brownish | 8 |
| Ferriwinchite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 5-6 |
| Ferrotschermakite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 5-6 |
| Fluoropargasite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 6 |
| Gadolinite-(Ce) | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 6.5-7 |
| Hastingsite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 6 |
| Potassic-chlorohastingsite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 6 |
| Taramite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, greenish | 5-6 |
| Dissakisite-(La) ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, pale greenish | 6.5-7 |
| Macedonite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | gray, yellow | 5.5-6 |
| Potassicpargasite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, brownish | 6-6.5 |
| Hercynite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, dark | 7.5 |
| Bederite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, dark olive | 5 |
| Potassicferrisadanagaite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, grayish | 5.5-6 |
| Potassic-chloropargasite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, olive | 5.5 |
| Antlerite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | green, pale | 3 |
| Hemihedrite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | saffron | 3 |
| Actinolite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 5.5 |
| Andradite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 6.5-7 |
| Ericaite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 7-7.5 |
| Fayalite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 6.5 |
| Fluellite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 3 |
| Mckelveyite-(Y) | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 3.5-4 |
| Rhodonite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white | 6 |
| Holmquistite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, bluish | 5.5 |
| Szymanskiite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, bluish | - |
| Anandite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, gray | 3-4 |
| Ferropargasite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, gray | 5-6 |
| Epidote ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, grayish | 7 |
| Tschermakite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | white, greenish | 5-6 |
| Jinshajiangite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | yellow, light | 4.5-5 |
| Aegirine-augite * | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 6 | |
| Baotite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 6 | |
| Cousinite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | - | |
| Dixenite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 3-4 | |
| Ferroholmquistite | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5-6 | |
| Homilite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5 | |
| Katophorite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5 | |
| Magnesio-arfvedsonite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5-6 | |
| Makarochkinite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5.5-6 | |
| Melanothallite # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | - | |
| Osumilite-(Fe) # | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5-6 | |
| Osumilite-(Mg) | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | 5-6 | |
| Pertlikite ! | black | Vitreous (Glassy) | - | |
| Thorosteenstrupine | black | Vitreous - Greasy | brown, dark | 4 |
| Allanite-(Ce) ! | black | Vitreous - Greasy | brown, grayish | 5.5 |
| Allanite-(Y) ! | black | Vitreous - Greasy | brown, grayish | 5.5 |
| Sturtite ? | black | Vitreous - Greasy | brown, yellowish | 3-3.5 |
| Uedaite-(Ce) ! | black | Vitreous - Greasy | gray | 5-6 |
| Gadolinite-(Y) # | black | Vitreous - Greasy | gray, greenish | 6.5-7 |
| Deloryite | black | Vitreous - Greasy | green | 4 |
| Strakhovite | black | Vitreous - Greasy | green | 5-6 |
| Giniite | black | Vitreous - Greasy | green, olive | 3-4 |
| Antigorite # | black | Vitreous - Greasy | white, greenish | 3.5-4 |
| Betafite # | black | Vitreous - Greasy | white, yellowish | 5-5.5 |
| Hellandite-(Y) # | black | Vitreous - Greasy | 5.5-6 | |
| Fullerite ! | black | Vitreous - Metallic | black | 3.5 |
| Davidite-(La) # | black | Vitreous - Metallic | black, brownish | 6 |
| Davidite-(Ce) | black | Vitreous - Metallic | black, grayish | 6 |
| Formanite-(Y) # | black | Vitreous - Metallic | brown | 5.5-6.5 |
| Fergusonite-(Ce) * | black | Vitreous - Metallic | brown, reddish | 5.5-6.5 |
| Arzakite | black | Vitreous - Metallic | 2-2.5 | |
| Romanite * | black | Vitreous - Metallic | 6.5-7 | |
| Brochantite # | black | Vitreous - Pearly | green, pale | 3.5-4 |
| Hematolite # | black | Vitreous - Pearly | red, brown | 3.5 |