Sulfates, carbonates, tungstates, and phosphates

Anhydrite

hardness 3-3.5, vitreous luster, white or grey, cleavage in 3 directions, blocky or tabular habit, white streak

CaSO4

Anhydrite

Gypsum

hardness 2, vitreous luster, white color, cleavage in 4 directions, white streak, tabular habit

CaSO4*2H2O

Gypsum

Barite

hardness 3-3.5, earthy vitreous or dull luster, 4 cleavage surfaces, white streak, tabular or prismatic habit, high specific gravity,

BaSO4

Barite

Celestite

hardness 3-3.5, white streak, adamantine vitreous or pearly luster, has cleavage, icy blue color, blocky tabular or prismatic habit

SrSO4

Celestine/ite

Calcite

hardness 2.5-3, perfect rhombohedral cleavage, vitreous luster, colorless, white streak, reacts with HCl

CaCO3

Calcite

Siderite

hardness 4-4.5, perfect cleavage, vitreous luster, white streak, yellowish grayish or brownish color

FeCO3

Siderite

Rhodochrosite

hardness 3.5-4, perfect cleavage or fracture, vitreous luster, pink or red color, white streak, reacts with HCl if powdered

MnCO3

Rhodochrosite

Smithsonite

hardness 4-4.5, perfect cleavage, vitreous luster, many colors, white streak, encrustation granular or rhombohedral habit

ZnCO3

Smithsonite

Dolomite

hardness 3.5-4, perfect cleavage, vitreous luster, white or gray color, white streak, rhombohedron crystals habit, reacts with HCl if powdered

CaMg(CO3)2

Dolomite

Aragonite

hardness 3.5-4, vitreous luster, cleavage, radiating habit, colorless white or red color, reacts with HCl

CaCO3

Aragonite

Malachite

massive encrusting or botryoidal form, fracture, adamantine to vitreous luster, pale green streak, effervescence with HCl

Cu2CO3(OH)2

Malachite

Azurite

massive encrusting or botryoidal form, cleavage or fracture, vitreous luster, blue streak, effervescence with HCl

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Azurite

Wolframite

submetallic luster, opaqueish, cleavage, brown to black color, red to brown streak, granular massive columuar or lamellar habit

(Fe,Mn)WO4

Wolframite

Scheelite

white yellowish brownish or orange color, white streak, vitreous luster, massive granular or columnar habit

CaWO4

Scheelite

Apatite

hardness 5, crystals granular or grains habit, poor cleavage or fracture, vitreous luster, white streak, gray/blue/green color

Ca5(PO4)3(F,OH,Cl)

Apatite

Turquoise

blue color, hardness 5-6, fine grained or massive habit,

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8*4H2O

Turquoise

Wavellite

hardness 3.5-4 white/green/brown/yellow color, radiating form, white streak, vitreous to pearly lister

Al3(OH)3(PO4)2*5H2O

Wavellite