Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (SiO2)
Chert or microcrystalline quartz fragment
Chert; cryptocrystalline SiO₂, possibly chalcedony-rich
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (or Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mookite
Radiolarian Chert (SiO2)
Red Jasper (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified radiolarit
Agate Geode
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Picture Jasper
Silicon dioxide with iron oxide impurities (SiO2)
Black Jasper (Black Onyx substitute)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony, SiO₂; a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper River Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz
SiO2
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper / SiO2
Agate
SiO2
Dyed Blue Agate Druzy Pendant
Quartz / Chalcedony (SiO2) with artificial color treatment
Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety
Yellow Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Banded Agate (Crazy Lace/Mexican Agate Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper, Chalcedony (SiO2)
Fossil Coral
Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossilized in Agate/Chalcedony
Chert (Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2)
Dalmatian stone
Dalmatian jasper (commercial name); commonly spotted rhyolite or related feldspar-rich rock, not true jasper
Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded chert (banded microcrystalline quartz)
Chert, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay impurities
Banded Agate Geode (with Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony/Agate
Jasper (Iron-rich Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide coloring
Dalmatian jasper (Dalmatian stone)
Commercially called Dalmatian jasper; typically a feldspar-rich rock with dark arfvedsonite or tourmaline-group inclusions, rather than true jasper
Polished reddish-brown stone bead, possibly jasper
Likely iron-rich microcrystalline quartz (jasper; SiO₂), but the image is not sufficient for a confident identification
Dalmatian jasper (Dalmatian stone)
Feldspar-rich porphyritic igneous rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; dark spots are mainly amphibole and/or tourmaline minerals
Agate Breccia
Brecciated Chalcedony (SiO2)
Small rough jasper and agate specimens (identification tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz: chalcedony, SiO₂; opaque varieties are commonly called jasper, while translucent or banded varieties are agate.