Rock & Mineral Encyclopedia

Search and identify 1,000+ rocks, minerals, crystals, and gemstones — with properties, formation, colors, hardness, and how to tell them apart.

Silver

A soft, lustrous white native metal with the highest electrical conductivity, used in jewelry, coinage, and industry.

A silver sulfide that is one of the most important silver ore minerals, forming dark metallic crystals and wires.

A heavy, lead-grey metallic mineral with perfect cubic cleavage, galena is the world's main ore of lead and often carries silver.

A silver-white iron arsenic sulfide and the most common arsenic mineral, known for striking sparks and a garlic smell when struck.