Minerals
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and crystalline structure. They are the building blocks of rocks and are classified by their chemical composition and crystal system.
345 specimens starting with "A" (of 5,084 total)
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Abellaite

Abelsonite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Abenakiite
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Abenakiite-(ce)
Hardness: 4 - 5

Abernathyite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Abhurite
Hardness: 2

Abramovite

Abswurmbachite
Hardness: 6.5

Abuite
Acetamide
Hardness: 1 - 1.5
Achalaite
Hardness: 5.5

Achavalite
Hardness: 2.5
Achyrophanite
Acmonidesite
Acuminite
Hardness: 3.5
Adachiite
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Adamsite-(y)
Hardness: 3
Adanite
Addibischoffite

Adelite
Hardness: 5

Admontite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Adolfpateraite
Hardness: 2

Adranosite
Adranosite-(fe)
Adrianite
Aegirine-augite
Hardness: 6

Aenigmatite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Aerinite
Hardness: 3

Aerugite
Hardness: 4
Aeschynite-(ce)
Hardness: 5 - 6
Aeschynite-(nd)
Hardness: 5 - 6
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Aeschynite-(y)
Hardness: 5 - 6

Afmite

Afwillite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Agaite
Agakhanovite-(y)
Hardness: 6

Agardite
Agardite-(ce)
Hardness: 3 - 4
Agardite-(la)
Hardness: 3 - 4
Agardite-(nd)
Hardness: 3 - 4
Agardite-(y)
Hardness: 3 - 4
Agmantinite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Agrellite
Hardness: 5.5
Agricolaite
Hardness: 4

Agrinierite

Aguilarite
Hardness: 2.5

Aheylite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5

Ahlfeldite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Ahrensite

Aikinite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Aiolosite
Airdite

Ajoite

Akaganeite
Akaogiite

Akatoreite
Hardness: 6

Akdalaite
Hardness: 7 - 7.5
Akhtenskite
Akimotoite
Aklimaite
Akopovaite

Akrochordite
Hardness: 3.5

Aksaite
Hardness: 2.5

Aktashite
Hardness: 3.5

Alabandite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4

Alacránite
Hardness: 1.5

Alamosite
Hardness: 4.5

Alarsite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Albertiniite
Albrechtschraufite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Alburnite
Hardness: 4

Alcantarillaite
Alcaparrosaite
Hardness: 4

Aldermanite
Hardness: 2
Aldridgeite
Hardness: 3
Aleksandrovite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Aleksite
Hardness: 2.5
Aleutite
Alexkhomyakovite
Hardness: 3
Alexkuznetsovite-(ce)
Alexkuznetsovite-(la)
Alflarsenite
Hardness: 4

Alforsite
Hardness: 5
Alfredopetrovite
Hardness: 2.5
Alfredstelznerite

Algodonite
Hardness: 4
Alicewilsonite-(yce)

Aliettite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Allabogdanite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Allactite
Hardness: 4.5

Allanite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Allanite-(ce)
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Allanite-(la)
Hardness: 6
Allanite-(nd)
Allanite-(y)
Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5

Allanpringite
Hardness: 3

Allantoin

Allargentum
Hardness: 3.5

Alleghanyite
Hardness: 5.5
Allendeite
Allochalcoselite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Alloclasite
Hardness: 5

Allophane
Hardness: 3
Alloriite
Hardness: 5
Alluaivite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Alluaudite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Almarudite
Hardness: 6
Almeidaite
Alnaperbøeite-(ce)
Hardness: 6 - 7

Alpeite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Alpersite
Alsakharovite
Alsakharovite-zn
Hardness: 5

Alstonite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Altaite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Alterite

Althausite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4

Althupite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Altisite
Hardness: 6

Alum
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Alum-(k)
Hardness: 2
Alum-(na)
Hardness: 3

Aluminite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Aluminium
Hardness: 2 - 3.5
Alumino-oxy-rossmanite

Aluminoceladonite
Aluminocerite-(ce)
Hardness: 5

Aluminocopiapite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Aluminocoquimbite
Aluminomagnesiohulsite
Hardness: 6
Aluminopyracmonite
Aluminosugilite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Alumoåkermanite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Alumoedtollite

Alumohydrocalcite
Hardness: 2.5
Alumoklyuchevskite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Alumotantite
Hardness: 7.5
Alumovesuvianite
Hardness: 6.5

Alunite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4

Alunogen
Hardness: 1.5 - 2

Alvanite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Alwilkinsite-(y)
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Amakinite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Amamoorite

Amarantite
Hardness: 2.5
Amarillite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Amblygonite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Ambrinoite

Ameghinite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Amesite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Amicite
Hardness: 4.5

Aminoffite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Ammineite
Hardness: 1
Ammonioalunite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Ammonioborite
Ammoniojarosite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4.5
Ammoniolasalite
Hardness: 1
Ammonioleucite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite
Ammoniomathesiusite
Hardness: 2.5
Ammoniotinsleyite
Hardness: 4
Ammoniovoltaite
Hardness: 3.5
Ammoniozippeite
Hardness: 2.5
Amphibole
Amstallite
Hardness: 3 - 5
Anandite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Anapaite
Hardness: 3.5
Anastasenkoite

Anatase
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Anatolyite
Hardness: 4.5
Ancylite-(ce)
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Ancylite-(la)
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
GemAndalusite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7.5

Andersonite
Hardness: 2.5
Andorite (iv/vi)
Andorite Iv
Andorite Vi
Andreadiniite
Andrémeyerite
Hardness: 5.5
Andreyivanovite

Andrianovite
Hardness: 5
Anduoite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7

Andychristyite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Andymcdonaldite

Andyrobertsite
Hardness: 3
Angarfite
Hardness: 2.5
Angastonite
Hardness: 2
Angelellite
Hardness: 5.5
Anhydrokainite

Anilite
Hardness: 3
Ankinovichite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Annite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Anorpiment
Hardness: 1.5

Anorthite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Anorthominasragrite
Hardness: 1
Ansermetite
Hardness: 3
Antarcticite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Anthoinite
Hardness: 1

Anthonyite
Hardness: 2

Anthophyllite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Antigorite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Antimonselite
Hardness: 3.5

Antimony
Hardness: 3 - 3.5

Antipinite
Hardness: 2
Antitaenite

Antlerite
Hardness: 3.5
Antofagastaite
Hardness: 3
Anyuiite
Hardness: 3.5
Anzaite-(ce)
Apachite

Apatite
Hardness: 5
Apexite
Hardness: 2

Aphthitalite
Hardness: 3

Apjohnite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2

Aplowite
Hardness: 3

Apophyllite
Hardness: 4.5-5

Apuanite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Aqualite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Aradite
Arakiite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Aramayoite
Hardness: 2.5
Arangasite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Arapovite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Aravaipaite
Hardness: 2
Aravaite

Arcanite
Hardness: 2

Archerite
Hardness: 1 - 2

Arctite
Hardness: 5

Arcubisite

Ardaite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Ardealite
Hardness: 1 - 1.5
Ardennite-(as)
Hardness: 6 - 7
Ardennite-(v)
Argandite

Argentite
Hardness: 2.5

Argentobaumhauerite
Hardness: 3
Argentodufrénoysite

Argentojarosite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4.5
Argentoliveingite
Hardness: 4
Argentopearceite
Argentopentlandite
Hardness: 3.5

Argentopyrite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Argentotennantite-(zn)
Hardness: 3.5
Argentotetrahedrite-(fe)
Argentotetrahedrite-(hg)
Argentotetrahedrite-(zn)
Argesite
Argutite
Hardness: 6 - 7

Argyrodite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Arhbarite
Ariegilatite
Arisite-(ce)
Arisite-(la)
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Aristarainite
Hardness: 3.5
Armalcolite
Hardness: 5
Armangite
Hardness: 4
Armbrusterite
Hardness: 3.5
Armellinoite-(ce)
Armenite
Hardness: 7.5

Armstrongite
Hardness: 4.5
Arrheniusite-(ce)
Arrojadite-(bafe)
Arrojadite-(bana)
Hardness: 4 - 5
Arrojadite-(kfe)
Hardness: 5
Arrojadite-(kna)
Arrojadite-(pbfe)
Arrojadite-(srfe)
Arsenatrotitanite
Hardness: 5.5
Arsenbrackebuschite
Hardness: 4.5

Arsendescloizite
Hardness: 4
Arseniopleite
Hardness: 3.5

Arseniosiderite
Hardness: 4.5
Arsenmarcobaldiite
Arsenmedaite
Arsenoclasite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Arsenocrandallite
Hardness: 5.5
Arsenoflorencite-(ce)
Hardness: 3.5
Arsenoflorencite-(la)
Hardness: 3.5
Arsenogorceixite
Hardness: 4
Arsenogoyazite
Hardness: 4
Arsenohauchecornite
Hardness: 5.5
Arsenohopeite
Hardness: 3
Arsenolamprite
Hardness: 2

Arsenolite
Hardness: 1.5
Arsenopalladinite
Hardness: 4
Arsenotučekite
Arsenovanmeersscheite
Arsenowagnerite
Hardness: 5
Arsenquatrandorite
Arsentsumebite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Arsenudinaite

Arsenuranospathite
Hardness: 2
Arsenuranylite
Arsiccioite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Arsmirandite

Arthurite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Artinite
Hardness: 2.5

Artroeite
Hardness: 2.5
Artsmithite
Arupite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Arzrunite

Asbecasite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7

Asbolane

Aschamalmite
Hardness: 3.5

Ashburtonite
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Ashcroftine-(y)
Hardness: 5
Ashoverite
Asimowite

Asisite
Hardness: 3.5
Aspedamite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Aspidolite
Asselbornite
Hardness: 3
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Astrocyanite-(ce)
Hardness: 2 - 3

Atelestite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Atelisite-(y)

Atencioite
Hardness: 4.5

Athabascaite
Hardness: 2.5

Atheneite
Hardness: 5
Atlasovite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Atokite
Hardness: 4.5
Attakolite

Attikaite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Aubertite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Auerbakhite

Augelite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Auriacusite
Hardness: 3

Aurichalcite
Hardness: 1 - 2

Auricupride
Hardness: 3.5
Aurihydrargyrumite
Hardness: 2.5
Aurivilliusite

Aurorite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Aurostibite
Hardness: 3
Avdeevite
Avdoninite
Hardness: 3
Averievite
Hardness: 4

Avicennite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2.5

Avogadrite

Awaruite
Hardness: 5
Axelite
Axinite (mineral group)
Hardness: 6 - 7.5
Axinite-(fe)
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
Axinite-(mg)
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
Axinite-(mn)
Hardness: 6.5 - 7

Azoproite
Hardness: 5.5

Azurite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
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