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.
403 specimens starting with "P" (of 5,084 total)
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Pääkkönenite
Hardness: 2.5
Paarite
Hardness: 3.5

Pabstite
Hardness: 6
Paceite
Pachnolite
Hardness: 3
Packratite
Hardness: 2
Paddlewheelite
Hardness: 2
Padĕraite
Hardness: 4
Padmaite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Paganoite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Pahasapaite
Hardness: 4.5

Painite
Hardness: 8
Pakhomovskyite
Hardness: 2
Palarstanide
Hardness: 5
Palenzonaite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Palermoite
Hardness: 5.5
Palladinite
Palladium
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Palladoarsenide
Hardness: 5
Palladobismutharsenide
Hardness: 5
Palladodymite
Palladogermanide
Palladosilicide
Palladothallite
Palladseite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Palmierite
Hardness: 2
Palygorskite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Pampaloite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Panasqueiraite
Hardness: 5
Pandoraite-ba
Hardness: 2.5
Pandoraite-ca
Panethite
Panguite
Panichiite
Panskyite
Pansnerite
Hardness: 3
Panunzite
Hardness: 5.5
Paolovite
Hardness: 5

Papagoite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Paqueite
Para-alumohydrocalcite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Paraberzeliite
Parabrandtite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Parabutlerite
Hardness: 2.5
Paracelsian
Hardness: 6
Paracoquimbite
Hardness: 2.5
Paracostibite
Hardness: 7
Paradamite
Hardness: 3.5
Paradocrasite
Hardness: 3
Parádsasvárite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Paraershovite
Parafiniukite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Parafransoletite
Hardness: 2.5
Parageorgbokiite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Paragonite
Hardness: 2.5
Paraguanajuatite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Parahibbingite
Parahopeite
Hardness: 3.5
Parakeldyshite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Parakuzmenkoite-fe
Hardness: 5
Paralabuntsovite-mg
Hardness: 6

Paralaurionite
Hardness: 3
Paralstonite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Paramelaconite
Hardness: 4.5
Paramendozavilite
Hardness: 1

Paramontroseite
Paranatisite
Hardness: 5
Paranatrolite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Paraniite-(y)
Paraotwayite
Hardness: 4
Parapierrotite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Pararaisaite
Hardness: 2.5
Pararammelsbergite
Hardness: 5.5
Pararealgar
Hardness: 1 - 1.5
Pararobertsite
Hardness: 2
Pararsenolamprite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Parascandolaite
Paraschachnerite
Hardness: 4
Paraschoepite
Parascholzite
Hardness: 4
Parascorodite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Parasibirskite
Hardness: 3
Parasterryite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Parasymplesite
Hardness: 2

Paratacamite
Hardness: 3
Paratacamite-(mg)
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Paratacamite-(ni)
Hardness: 3
Paratellurite
Hardness: 1
Paratimroseite
Hardness: 3
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Paratooite-(la)
Paratsepinite-ba
Hardness: 5
Paratsepinite-na
Paraumbite
Hardness: 4.5

Paravauxite
Hardness: 3
Paravinogradovite
Hardness: 5
Parawulffite
Hardness: 2.5
Parisite
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Parisite-(ce)
Hardness: 4.5
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Parisite-(la)
Hardness: 4 - 5
Parkerite
Hardness: 2
Parkinsonite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Parnauite
Parsettensite
Hardness: 1.5 - 4

Parsonsite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Parthéite
Hardness: 4
Parwanite
Parwelite
Hardness: 5.5
Pašavaite
Hardness: 2

Pascoite
Hardness: 2.5
Paseroite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5

Patrónite
Hardness: 2
Pattersonite
Hardness: 4
Patynite
Hardness: 6
Pauflerite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Pauladamsite
Hardness: 2
Paulingite-ca
Hardness: 5
Paulingite-k
Hardness: 5
Paulkellerite
Hardness: 4
Paulkerrite
Hardness: 3
Paulmooreite
Hardness: 3
Pauloabibite
Paulscherrerite
Pautovite
Pavlovskyite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Pavonite
Hardness: 2
Paxite
Hardness: 3.5

Pearceite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Peatite-(y)
Hardness: 3

Pecoraite
Peisleyite
Hardness: 3
Pekoite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Pekovite
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
Péligotite
Hardness: 2.5
Pellouxite

Pellyite
Hardness: 6
Penberthycroftite

Penfieldite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Penikisite
Hardness: 4
Penkvilksite
Hardness: 5
Pennantite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Penobsquisite
Hardness: 3

Penroseite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Pentagonite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Pentahydrite
Hardness: 2.5
Pentahydroborite
Hardness: 2.5

Pentlandite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Penzhinite
Peprossiite-(ce)
Hardness: 2
Perbøeite-(ce)
Hardness: 6 - 7
Perbøeite-(la)
Percleveite-(ce)
Hardness: 6
Percleveite-(la)
Peretaite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
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Perettiite-(y)
Hardness: 7

Perhamite
Hardness: 5

Periclase
Hardness: 5.5

Perite
Hardness: 3
Perlialite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Perloffite
Hardness: 5
Permingeatite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Perovskite
Hardness: 5.5
Perraultite
Hardness: 6.5
Perrierite-(ce)
Hardness: 5.5
Perrierite-(la)
Hardness: 6
Perroudite
Hardness: 2

Perryite
Pertlikite
Pertsevite-(f)
Pertsevite-(oh)
Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5

Petalite
Hardness: 6.5
Petarasite
Hardness: 5 - 5.5
Petedunnite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Peterandresenite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Peterbaylissite
Hardness: 4 - 5
Petersenite-(ce)
Hardness: 3
Petersite-(ce)
Petersite-(la)
Petersite-(y)
Hardness: 3 - 4
Petewilliamsite
Petitjeanite
Hardness: 4.5
Petříčekite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Petrovicite
Hardness: 3
Petrovite
Petrovskaite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Petrukite
Hardness: 4.5
Petscheckite
Hardness: 5
Petterdite
Hardness: 2

Petzite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Pharmacoalumite
Hardness: 2.5

Pharmacolite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5

Pharmacosiderite
Hardness: 2.5
Pharmazincite
Phaunouxite
Philipsbornite
Hardness: 4.5
Philipsburgite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Phillipsite-ca
Hardness: 4 - 5
Phillipsite-k
Hardness: 4 - 5
Phillipsite-na
Hardness: 4 - 5
Philolithite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Philoxenite
Philrothite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5

Phoenicochroite
Hardness: 2.5

Phosgenite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Phosinaite-(ce)
Hardness: 3.5
Phosphammite
Hardness: 1
Phosphoellenbergerite
Hardness: 6.5
Phosphoferrite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Phosphofibrite
Hardness: 4
Phosphogartrellite
Hardness: 4.5
Phosphohedyphane
Hardness: 4
Phosphoinnelite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5

Phosphophyllite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Phosphorrösslerite
Hardness: 2.5
Phosphovanadylite-ca
Hardness: 2
Phosphowalpurgite

Phosphuranylite
Hardness: 2.5
Phoxite
Hardness: 2.5
Phuralumite
Phurcalite
Hardness: 3
Phylloretine
Phyllotungstite
Hardness: 2
Picaite
Hardness: 3.5
Piccoliite

Pickeringite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Picotpaulite
Hardness: 2

Picromerite
Hardness: 2.5

Picropharmacolite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Pieczkaite
Hardness: 4 - 5

Piemontite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Piemontite-(pb)
Hardness: 6
Piemontite-(sr)
Hardness: 6
Piergorite-(ce)
Pierrotite
Hardness: 3.5

Pigeonite
Hardness: 6
Pigotite
Pilawite-(y)
Hardness: 5
Pillaite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Pilsenite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2.5
Pinakiolite
Hardness: 6
Pinalite
Pinchite
Pingguite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6

Pinnoite
Hardness: 3.5
Pinolite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4.5
Pintadoite
Piretite
Hardness: 2.5
Pirquitasite
Hardness: 4
Pirssonite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Pitiglianoite
Hardness: 5
Pitticite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Pittongite
Hardness: 2 - 3

Piypite
Hardness: 2.5
Pizgrischite
Plagionite
Hardness: 2.5

Plancheite
Hardness: 6
Planerite
Hardness: 5
Plášilite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Platarsite
Hardness: 7.5
Platinum
Hardness: 4 - 4.5

Plattnerite
Hardness: 5.5
Plavnoite

Playfairite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Plimerite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Pliniusite
Plombièrite
Plumboagardite
Hardness: 3
Plumboferrite
Hardness: 5
Plumbojarosite
Hardness: 1.5 - 2
Plumbonacrite
Hardness: 3.5
Plumbopalladinite
Hardness: 5
Plumboperloffite
Plumbopharmacosiderite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Plumbophyllite
Hardness: 5
Plumboselite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Plumbostannite
Hardness: 2
Plumbotellurite
Plumbotsumite
Hardness: 2
Podlesnoite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Poirierite
Poitevinite
Hardness: 3.5
Pokhodyashinite
Pokrovskite
Hardness: 3

Polarite
Hardness: 3.5 - 4
Poldervaartite
Hardness: 5
Polekhovskyite
Polezhaevaite-(ce)
Hardness: 3
Polhemusite
Hardness: 4.5
Polkanovite
Polkovicite
Hardness: 3.5
Polloneite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5

Pollucite
Hardness: 6.5
Polyakovite-(ce)
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Polyarsite

Polycrase
Polycrase-(y)
Hardness: 5 - 6

Polydymite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5.5

Polyhalite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3.5
Polylithionite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Polyphite
Ponomarevite
Hardness: 2.5
Popovite
Hardness: 3.5
Poppiite
Popugaevaite

Portlandite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3
Pošepnýite

Posnjakite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Postite
Hardness: 2
Potarite
Hardness: 3.5
Potassic-arfvedsonite
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Potassic-chloro-pargasite
Potassic-ferri-leakeite
Hardness: 5
Potassic-ferro-ferri-sadanagaite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite
Potassic-ferro-pargasite
Hardness: 6
Potassic-ferro-sadanagaite
Potassic-ferro-taramite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Potassic-fluoro-hastingsite
Hardness: 6
Potassic-fluoro-pargasite
Hardness: 6.5
Potassic-fluoro-richterite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Potassic-hastingsite
Potassic-jeanlouisite
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite
Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite
Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite
Hardness: 6.5
Potassic-mangani-leakeite
Hardness: 6 - 7
Potassic-pargasite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Potassic-richterite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Potassic-sadanagaite
Hardness: 5 - 6
Potassiccarpholite
Hardness: 5
Pottsite
Hardness: 3.5
Poubaite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Poudretteite
Hardness: 5
Poughite

Povondraite
Hardness: 7
Poyarkovite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Prachařite
Pradetite

Prehnite
Hardness: 6 - 6.5
Preisingerite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Preiswerkite
Hardness: 2.5
Preobrazhenskite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Pretulite
Hardness: 5
Prewittite
Příbramite
Hardness: 3 - 4

Priceite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Priderite
Hardness: 7
Princivalleite
Pringleite
Hardness: 3 - 4
Priscillagrewite-(y)

Prismatine
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
Probertite
Hardness: 3.5
Proshchenkoite-(y)
Hardness: 5.5
Prosopite
Hardness: 4.5
Prosperite
Hardness: 4.5
Protasite
Proto-anthophyllite
Hardness: 6
Proto-ferro-anthophyllite
Proto-ferro-suenoite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
Protochabournéite
Protoenstatite
Proudite
Hardness: 2 - 2.5
Proxidecagonite
Przhevalskite
Hardness: 2 - 3
Pseudoboleite
Hardness: 2.5

Pseudobrookite
Hardness: 6
Pseudocotunnite
Pseudograndreefite
Hardness: 2.5
Pseudojohannite
Pseudolaueite
Hardness: 3
Pseudolyonsite

Pseudomalachite
Hardness: 4 - 4.5
Pseudomarkeyite
Pseudomeisserite-(nh4)
Pseudorutile
Hardness: 3.5
Pseudosinhalite

Pseudowollastonite
Pucherite
Hardness: 4

Pumpellyite
Pumpellyite-(al)
Pumpellyite-(mg)
Hardness: 5.5
Puninite
Punkaruaivite
Hardness: 4.5
Pushcharovskite

Putnisite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Putoranite
Hardness: 4.5
Puttapaite
Putzite
Hardness: 3 - 3.5
Pyatenkoite-(y)
Hardness: 4 - 5
Pyracmonite
Pyradoketosite
Pyroaurite
Hardness: 2.5
Pyrobelonite
Hardness: 3.5
Pyrochlore (mineral group)
Pyrochroite
Hardness: 2.5 - 3

Pyrophanite
Hardness: 5 - 6

Pyrophyllite
Hardness: 1 - 2
Pyrosmalite-(fe)
Hardness: 4.5
Pyrosmalite-(mn)
Hardness: 4.5
Pyrostilpnite
Hardness: 2

Pyroxene

Pyroxferroite
Hardness: 4.5 - 5.5

Pyroxmangite
Hardness: 5.5 - 6
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