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: 2790 number of minerals: 299
last edited: 5/15/13
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 type.
The number following the mineral name is the number of photos.
A
acanthite 3, acmite 2, actinolite 6, adamite 2, adularia 1, ajoite 1, alabandite 4, albite 14, allophane 1, altaite 2, alunite 3, amblygonite 2, amphibole group, analcite 4, anapaite 1, andalusite 7, anglesite 4, anhydrite 9, anorthite 3, anorthoclase 6, anthophyllite 3, antimony 1, antlerite 1, apatite 23, apophyllite 13, aragonite 18, argentite 2, arsenic 1, arsenopyrite 15, asbestos 8, astrophyllite 1, atacamite 5, augite 7, aurichalcite 3, autunite 1,axinite 3, azurite 22
B
barite 30, barkevikite 2, bastnaesite 2, bauxite 5, benitoite 3, beryl 36, bismuth 3, bismuthinite 1, bixbyite 1, borax 2, bornite 7, boulangerite 5, braunite 2, brazilianite 7, brochantite 3, bronzite 4, brookite 3, brucite 7, byssolite 1, bytownite 3
C
calcite 86, caledonite 1, cancrinite 2, carnallite 3, carnotite 3, cassiterite 15, cavansite 2, celestite 20, cerulite 1, cerussite 15, chabazite 4, chalcanthite 15, chalcoalumite 3, chalcocite 4, chalcopyrite 25, chlorite 6, chondrodite 2, chromite 3, chrysoberyl 4, chrysocolla 49, cinnabar 6, clinoptilolite 2, cobaltoandolomite 2, coesite 1, colemanite 5, collophanite 1, columbite 2, colusite 1, conichalcite 1, connellite 1, copper 29, cordierite 2, corundum 24, cosalite 3, covellite 9, cristobalite 6, crocoite 12, cryolite 3, cummingtonite 4, cuprite 4, cyanotrichite 4
D
danburite 1, datolite 12, descloizite 6, diamond 11, diaspore 2, diopside 10, dioptase 5, dolomite 12, dravite 3, dumortierite 5, dysanalite 1
E
edenite 2, enargite 5, enstatite 2, epidote 22, erythrite 5, eudialyte 2
F
feldspar group 109, ferberite 1, ferroan dolomite 2, fluorapophyllite 4, fluorichterite 2, fluorite 72, francevillite 1, franklinite 9
G
galena 36, garnet group 64, garnierite 2, glauberite 7, glauconite 1, glaucophane 3, goethite 10, gold 36, graphite 11, greenockite 1, groutite 1, gypsum 71
H
halite 20, hanksite 6, hausmannite 1, hedenbergite 3, hematite 44, hemimorphite 22, herrerite 1, hessite 1, heulandite 4, hexagonite 1, hiddenite 4, hornblende 8, howlite 4, huebnerite 4, hydrohaeterolite 1, hypersthene 2
I
illite 3, ilmenite 3
J
jade (nephrite) 19, jadeite 1, jamesonite 4, johannsenite 2, josephinite 1
K
kaolinite 5, kasolite 1, kernite 5, kinoite 1, koettigite 1, kornerupine 2, krohnkite 3, kyanite 13
L
labradorite 28, lapis lazuli 5, lazulite 2, leadhillite 1, legrandite 1, lepidolite 25, leucite 3, libethenite 1, limonite 14, linarite 5, litharge 2, loellingite 2
M
magnesite 3, magnetite 28, malachite 29, manganite 2, manganocalcite 1, marcasite 17, meneghinite 2, mesolite 6, meta-autunite 2, meta-torbernite 2, meyerhofferite 2, mica group 44, millerite 3, mimetite 13, minium 3, molybdenite 16, monazite 1, monticellite 2, montmorillonite 3, mordenite 2, mottramite 2
N
natrolite 16, nepheline 2, neptunite 4, niccolite 2
O
okenite 15, oligoclase 2, olivenite 1, olivine 19, opal 5, orpiment 15, orthoclase 32
P
paragonite 3, pectolite 1, pentlandite 3, phenacite 1, phillipsite 1, phlogopite 2, platinum 3, prehnite 14, psilomelane 13, pumpellyite 1, purpurite 2, pyrargyrite 2, pyrite 52, pyrochlore 1, pyrolusite 8, pyromorphite 14, pyrophyllite 6, pyroxene group , pyrrhotite 9
Q
quartz 226
R
ramsdellite 3, realgar 6, rhodochrosite 29, rhodonite 13, riebeckite 2, romanechite 2, rosasite 1, rutile 16
S
scapolite 3, scheelite 11, scolecite 3, serpentine 8, shortite 2, siderite 8, sillimanite 4, silver 22, skutterudite 3, smaltite 2, smithsonite 24, sodalite 7, soda niter 5, sphalerite 30, spinel 21, spodumene 6, staurolite 11, stibiconite 2, stibarsen 1, stibnite 13, stichtite 7, stilbite 16, strontianite 3, sugulite 1, sulfur 17, sulphohalite 1, sylvite 4
T
talc 8, tantalite 2, tennantite 1, tetrahedrite 3, thomsonite 4, thorite 2, tincalconite 4, titanite 3, torbernite 4, topaz 34, tourmaline 53, tremolite 7, triphylite 2, trona 2, turquoise 31, tyuyamunite 1
U
ulexite 3, uralite 4, uraninite 1
V
vanadinite 24, variscite 6, vermiculite 5, vesuvianite 13, vivianite 9, volborthite 2
W
wardite 1, wavellite 8, weeksite 1, weloganite 1, witherite 7, wolframite 2, wollastonite 7, wulfenite 78, wurtzite 1
Z
zincite 3, zinkenite 3, zircon 1, zoisite 5