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.
404 specimens starting with "C" (of 5,084 total)
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Cabalzarite
Hardness: 5

Cabriite
Hardness: 4
Cabvinite

Cacoxenite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Cadmium
Hardness: 1 - 2

Cadmoindite

Cadmoselite
Hardness: 4

Cadwaladerite
Caesiumpharmacosiderite

Cafarsite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Cafetite
Hardness: 4 - 5

Cahnite
Hardness: 3
Cairncrossite
Hardness: 3
Calamaite
Hardness: 3

Calaverite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Calciborite
Calcinaksite
Hardness: 5
Calcio-olivine
Calcioancylite-(ce)
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Calcioancylite-(nd)
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Calcioandyrobertsite
Hardness: 3
Calcioaravaipaite
Hardness: 2.5
Calcioburbankite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Calciocatapleiite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Calciocopiapite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Calciodelrioite
Hardness: 2.5
Calcioferrite
Hardness: 2.5
Calciohilairite
Hardness: 4
Calciojohillerite
Calciolangbeinite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Calciomurmanite
Calciopetersite
Calciosamarskite
Hardness: 6.5
Calciotantite
Hardness: 6.5
Calciouranoite
Hardness: 4
Calcioursilite
Calcjarlite
Calclacite
Calcurmolite

Calderite
Calderónite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Caledonite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Calkinsite-(ce)
Hardness: 2.5
Callaghanite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5

Calomel
Hardness: 1.5 - 2

Calumetite
Hardness: 2
Calvertite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Calzirtite
Hardness: 6 - 7
Camanchacaite
Hardness: 2.5
Cámaraite
Camaronesite
Hardness: 2.5
Camérolaite
Cameronite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Camgasite
Hardness: 2
Caminite
Hardness: 2.5

Campigliaite
Campostriniite
Canaphite
Hardness: 2

Canasite

Canavesite

Cancrinite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Cancrisilite
Hardness: 5

Canfieldite
Hardness: 2.5
Cannizzarite
Hardness: 2
Cannonite
Hardness: 4
Canosioite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Canutite
Hardness: 2.5
Caoxite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Capgaronnite
Cappelenite-(y)
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Capranicaite
Caracolite
Hardness: 4.5
Carboborite
Hardness: 2
Carbobystrite
Hardness: 6
Carbocernaite
Hardness: 3
Carboirite
Hardness: 6
Carbokentbrooksite
Hardness: 5
Carbonatecyanotrichite
Hardness: 2
Cardite
Carducciite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Caresite
Hardness: 2

Carletonite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Carletonmooreite
Carlfrancisite

Carlfriesite
Hardness: 3.5
Carlgieseckeite-(nd)
Hardness: 5
Carlhintzeite
Carlinite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Carlosbarbosaite
Carlosruizite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Carlosturanite
Hardness: 2.5

Carlsbergite
Hardness: 7
Carlsonite
Hardness: 2

Carmeltazite
Carmichaelite
Hardness: 6

Carnallite
Hardness: 2.5

Carnotite
Hardness: 2

Carobbiite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Carpathite
Hardness: 1.5

Carpholite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Carraraite
Carrboydite
Caryinite
Hardness: 4
Caryochroite
Hardness: 2.5

Caryopilite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Cascandite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5.5
Caseyite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Cassagnaite
Cassedanneite
Hardness: 3.5
Cassidyite
Hardness: 3.5

Castellaroite
Hardness: 3.5
Caswellsilverite
Hardness: 2
Catalanoite
Hardness: 2
Catamarcaite
Hardness: 3.5

Catapleiite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Cattierite
Hardness: 4
Cattiite
Hardness: 2

Cavansite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Cavoite
Cayalsite-(y)
Hardness: 6.5
Caysichite-(y)
Hardness: 4.5
Cebaite-(ce)
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Cebollite
Hardness: 5

Celadonite
Hardness: 2
Celleriite

Celsian
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Centennialite
Cerchiaraite-(al)
Hardness: 4.5
Cerchiaraite-(fe)
Hardness: 4.5
Cerchiaraite-(mn)
Hardness: 4 - 5
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Cerianite-(ce)

Cerite
Cerite-(ce)
Hardness: 5.5

Cerium
Cerromojonite
Ceruleite

Cervandonite
Cervandonite-(ce)
Hardness: 5

Cervantite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Cervelleite
Hardness: 2

Cesanite
Césarferreiraite
Cesàrolite
Hardness: 4.5

Cesbronite
Hardness: 3
Cesiodymite
Cesiokenopyrochlore
Cesplumtantite
Hardness: 7
Cetineite
Hardness: 3.5
Chabazite (series of zeolites)
Chabazite-ca
Hardness: 4 - 5
Chabazite-k
Hardness: 4
Chabazite-mg
Hardness: 4
Chabazite-na
Hardness: 4
Chabazite-sr
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Chabournéite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Chadwickite
Hardness: 2
Chaidamuite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Chalcoalumite
Hardness: 2.5
Chalcocyanite
Hardness: 3.5
Chalcomenite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Chalconatronite
Chalcophanite
Hardness: 2.5

Chalcophyllite
Hardness: 2
Chalcosiderite
Hardness: 4.5

Chalcostibite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Chalcothallite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Challacolloite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Chambersite
Hardness: 7
Chaméanite
Hardness: 4.5

Chamosite
Hardness: 3

Chanabayaite
Hardness: 2

Changbaiite
Hardness: 5.5
Changchengite
Hardness: 3.5

Changoite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Chantalite
Chaoite
Hardness: 1 - 2

Chapmanite
Hardness: 2.5
Charleshatchettite

Charlesite
Hardness: 2.5
Charmarite

Charoite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Chatkalite
Hardness: 4.5
Chayesite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Chegemite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Chekhovichite
Hardness: 4
Chelkarite
Chenevixite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4.5
Chengdeite
Hardness: 5
Chenguodaite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Chenite
Hardness: 2.5
Chenmingite
Cheralite
Hardness: 5
Cheremnykhite
Hardness: 5.5
Cherepanovite
Hardness: 6
Chernikovite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
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Chernovite-(y)
Hardness: 4 - 5
Chernykhite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Chervetite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Chesnokovite
Chessexite

Chesterite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Chestermanite
Hardness: 6
Chevkinite-(ce)
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Chiappinoite-(y)
Hardness: 6
Chiavennite
Hardness: 3

Chibaite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7

Childrenite
Hardness: 5
Chiluite
Hardness: 3
Chinchorroite
Hardness: 2.5
Chinleite-(y)
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Chiolite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Chirvinskyite
Hardness: 5
Chistyakovaite
Hardness: 2.5
Chrysothallite

Chrysotile
Hardness: 2.5
Chubarovite
Hardness: 2
Chudobaite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Chukanovite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Chukhrovite-(ca)
Hardness: 3.5
Chukhrovite-(ce)
Hardness: 3
Chukhrovite-(nd)
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Chukhrovite-(y)
Hardness: 3
Chukochenite
Chukotkaite
Churchite-(y)
Hardness: 3
Chursinite
Hardness: 3

Chvaleticeite
Hardness: 1.5
Chvilevaite
Hardness: 3
Cianciulliite
Hardness: 1 - 2

Cinnabar
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Ciprianiite
Ciriottiite
Cirrolite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Clairite
Claraite
Claringbullite
Clarkeite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Claudetite
Hardness: 2.5

Clausthalite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Clearcreekite
Clerite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Cleusonite
Cliffordite
Hardness: 4
Clino-ferri-holmquistite
Hardness: 6
Clino-ferro-ferri-holmquistite
Hardness: 6
Clino-oscarkempffite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Clino-suenoite
Clinoatacamite
Hardness: 3
Clinobehoite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Clinobisvanite
Clinocervantite

Clinoclase
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Clinoenstatite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Clinoferrosilite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Clinohedrite
Hardness: 5.5

Clinohumite
Hardness: 6
Clinojimthompsonite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Clinokurchatovite
Clinometaborite
Clinophosinaite
Hardness: 4

Clinoptilolite
Clinoptilolite-ca
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Clinoptilolite-k
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Clinoptilolite-na
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Clinosafflorite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Clinotobermorite
Hardness: 4.5
Clinoungemachite

Clintonite
Hardness: 3.5 - 6
Cloncurryite
Hardness: 2
Coalingite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Cobaltarthurite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Cobaltaustinite
Hardness: 4.5
Cobaltkieserite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Cobaltkoritnigite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Cobaltlotharmeyerite
Hardness: 4.5
Cobaltneustädtelite
Hardness: 4.5
Cobaltoblödite
Hardness: 2.5
Cobaltomenite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Cobaltpentlandite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Cobalttsumcorite
Hardness: 4.5
Cobaltzippeite
Hardness: 2

Coccinite
Cochromite
Hardness: 7

Coconinoite

Coesite
Hardness: 7.5 - 8

Coffinite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Cohenite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Coiraite
Hardness: 2
Coldwellite

Colemanite
Hardness: 4.5
Colimaite
Colinowensite
Hardness: 4

Collinsite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5

Coloradoite
Hardness: 2.5
Colquiriite
Hardness: 4
Columbite (mineral group)
Hardness: 6
Columbite-(fe)
Hardness: 6
Columbite-(mg)
Hardness: 6.5
Columbite-(mn)
Hardness: 6
Colusite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Comancheite
Hardness: 2

Combeite
Comblainite
Hardness: 2
Compreignacite
Congolite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7.5

Connellite
Hardness: 3
Coombsite
Cooperite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Coparsite

Copiapite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Coquandite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Coralloite

Corderoite
Hardness: 3

Cordierite
Hardness: 7 - 7.5
Cordylite-(ce)
Hardness: 4.5
Cordylite-(la)
Hardness: 4

Corkite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4.5

Cornetite
Hardness: 4.5

Cornubite
Hardness: 4

Cornwallite
Hardness: 4.5

Coronadite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Correianevesite
Hardness: 3.5
Corrensite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Cortesognoite

Corundum
Hardness: 9
Corvusite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Cosalite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Coskrenite-(ce)
Cossaite
Costibite
Hardness: 6
Cotunnite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Coulsonite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Cousinite
Coutinhoite
Hardness: 2

Covellite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2

Cowlesite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Coyoteite
Hardness: 1.5

Crandallite
Hardness: 5
Cranswickite
Crawfordite
Hardness: 3
Creaseyite
Crednerite
Hardness: 4
Creedite
Hardness: 4
Crerarite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Crichtonite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Criddleite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Crimsonite
Hardness: 3.5
Cristobalite
Hardness: 6 - 7
Crocobelonite

Crocoite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Cronstedtite
Hardness: 3.5
Cronusite
Hardness: 1.5

Crookesite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Crossite
Hardness: 6-6.5
Crowningshieldite
Cryobostryxite
Hardness: 2

Cryolite
Hardness: 2.5
Cryolithionite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Cryptochalcite
Cryptohalite
Hardness: 2.5

Cryptomelane
Hardness: 5 - 6.5
Cryptophyllite
Cualstibite
Hardness: 2
Cuatrocapaite-(k)
Hardness: 2.5
Cuatrocapaite-(nh₄)

Cubanite
Hardness: 3.5
Cuboargyrite
Hardness: 3

Cumengeite
Hardness: 2.5

Cummingtonite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Cupalite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Cuprite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Cuproauride
Cuprobismutite
Cuprocopiapite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Cuproiridsite
Hardness: 5.5
Cuprokalininite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Cupromakopavonite
Cupromakovickyite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Cupromolybdite
Hardness: 3
Cuproneyite
Hardness: 3
Cupropavonite
Hardness: 2
Cupropearceite
Cupropolybasite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Cuprorhodsite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Cuprorivaite
Hardness: 5
Cuproroméite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Cuprosklodowskite
Hardness: 4
Cuprospinel
Hardness: 6.5

Cuprostibite
Hardness: 4
Cuprotungstite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Curetonite
Hardness: 3.5
Curienite
Hardness: 3

Curite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Currierite
Hardness: 2

Cuspidine
Hardness: 5 - 6
Cuyaite
Cuzticite
Hardness: 3
Cyanochroite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Cyanotrichite
Hardness: 1 - 3

Cylindrite
Hardness: 2.5

Cymrite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Cyprine
Hardness: 6.5

Cyrilovite
Hardness: 4
Czochralskiite
Hardness: 4 - 5
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