Photos of Minerals 
Virtual Geology Museum
Hall of Minerals
Geology Home Page
Roger Weller,
geology instructor
wellerr@cochise.edu
index of minerals
number of photos: 2310 number of minerals: 266
last edited: 2/3/10
Photos are copyright free for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise College.
Most common minerals are identified visually by taking into account color, transparency, luster,
crystal shape, cleavage, bruising, mineral habit, and mineral associations. This knowledge is
acquired by observing many examples of how minerals may vary. This collection of mineral
photos has been designed to assist in this learning process. Emphasis is on commonly encountered,
typical mineral specimens.
Quick Tours: igneous minerals sedimentary minerals metamorphic minerals
Mohs scale of hardness ore minerals 20 common minerals
chemical weathering and sedimentary minerals
list of mineralS
The more common minerals are in red, bold type.
The number following the mineral name is the number of photos.
A
acanthite 2, acmite 2, actinolite 6, adamite 2, adularia 1, alabandite 4, albite 14, altaite 2, alunite 3, amblygonite 2, amphibole group, analcite 4, anapaite 1, andalusite 7, anglesite 3, anhydrite 9, anorthite 3, anorthoclase 6, anthophyllite 3, antimony 1, apatite 20, apophyllite 13, aragonite 18, arsenic 1, arsenopyrite 16, asbestos 6, atacamite 4, augite 7, aurichalcite 3, autunite 1,axinite 3, azurite 12
B
barite 24, barkevikite 2, bastnaesite 2, bauxite 5, beryl 25, bismuth 1, bixbyite 1, borax 2, bornite 7, boulangerite 3, braunite 2, brazilianite 5, brochantite 2, bronzite 3, brookite 3, brucite 4, bytownite 3
C
calcite 76, cancrinite 2, carnallite 3, carnotite 2, cassiterite 13, cavansite 2, celestite 19, cerussite 8, chabazite 4, chalcanthite 15, chalcoalumite 3, chalcocite 4, chalcopyrite 21, chlorite 6, chondrodite 2, chromite 2, chrysoberyl 3, chrysocolla 40, cinnabar 5, clinoptilolite 2, cobaltoandolomite 2, coesite 1, colemanite 5, collophanite 1, columbite 2, colusite 1, connellite 1, copper 11, cordierite 2, corundum 24, cosalite 3, covellite 9, cristobalite 6, crocoite 5, cryolite 3, cummingtonite 4, cuprite 4, cyanotrichite 1
D
danburite 1, datolite 12, descloizite 2, diamond 11, diaspore 2, diopside 10, dioptase 3, dolomite 12, dravite 3, dumortierite 3, dysanalite 1
E
edenite 2, enargite 5, enstatite 2, epidote 21, erythrite 3, eudialyte 2
F
feldspar group 99, ferroan dolomite 2, fluorichterite 2, fluorite 59, franklinite 8
G
galena 34, garnet group 59, garnierite 2, glauberite 7, glauconite 1, glaucophane 3, goethite 6, gold 18, graphite 9, greenockite 1, gypsum 69
H
halite 19, hanksite 3, hausmannite 1, hedenbergite 3, hematite 44, hemimorphite 18, hessite 1, heulandite 4, hexagonite 1, hiddenite 4, hornblende 8, howlite 4, huebnerite 3, hydrohaeterolite 1, hypersthene 2
I
illite 3, ilmenite 3
J
jade (nephrite) 19, jadeite 1, jamesonite 2, johannsenite 2, josephinite 1
K
kaolinite 5, kernite 5, koettigite 1, kornerupine 2, krohnkite 3, kyanite 12
L
labradorite 18, lapis lazuli 5, lepidolite 23, leucite 3, limonite 11, linarite 5, litharge 2, loellingite 2
M
magnesite 3, magnetite 26, malachite 27, manganite 1, manganocalcite 1, marcasite 16, meneghinite 2, mesolite 5, meyerhofferite 2, mica group 32, millerite 2, mimetite 8, minium 2, molybdenite 13, monazite 1, monticellite 2, montmorillonite 3, mordenite 2, mottramite 1
N
natrolite 11, nepheline 2, niccolite 2
O
okenite 12, oligoclase 2, olivine 14, opal 5, orpiment 12, orthoclase 22
P
paragonite 3, pectolite 1, pentlandite 3, phenacite 1,phlogopite 2, platinum 1, prehnite 12, psilomelane 11, pumpellyite 1, pyrargyrite 2, pyrite 52, pyrolusite 6, pyromorphite 10, pyrophyllite 6, pyroxene group , pyrrhotite 9
Q
quartz 199
R
ramsdellite 2, realgar 6, rhodochrosite 25, rhodonite 13, riebeckite 2, rosasite 1, rutile 14
S
scapolite 3, scheelite 10, scolecite 3, serpentine 8, shortite 2, siderite 8, sillimanite 4, silver 13, skutterudite 2, smaltite 2, smithsonite 17, sodalite 6, soda niter 5, sphalerite 25, spinel 19, spodumene 6, staurolite 10, stibiconite 2, stibnite 12, stichtite 7, stilbite 14, strontianite 3, sugulite 1, sulfur 11, sulphohalite 1, sylvite 4
T
talc 8, tantalite 2, tetrahedrite 1, thomsonite 4, thorite 2, tincalconite 1, titanite 3, torbernite 1, topaz 34, tourmaline 44, tremolite 7, triphylite 2, trona 2, turquoise 22
U
ulexite 3, uralite 4, uraninite 1
V
vanadinite 18, variscite 6, vermiculite 5, vesuvianite 10, vivianite 5, volborthite 2
W
wavellite 8, weloganite 1, witherite 7, wolframite 2, wollastonite 7, wulfenite 28, wurtzite 1
Z
zincite 3, zinkenite 3, zircon 1, zoisite 5