Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained
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Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained
Green chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Iron-rich jasper or hematite-bearing chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich nodule, possibly agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially with iron-oxide staining or a druzy coating
Zebra Jasper
Silicon dioxide (microcrystalline quartz), SiO2
Weathered iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably stained by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled jasper (likely yellow/orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Fossil Coral
Rugosa or Tabulata coral fossil (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Jasper-bearing Quartzite River Cobble
Tectonized Quartzite with Iron-Oxide (Hematite/Limonite) Veining
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Biotite Granite with Azurite inclusions)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled orange chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely orange carnelian
Chert (or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded chert pebble
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely ribbon-banded chert
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Translucent agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with agate-like banding
Beach Pebbles and Jasper
Quartz / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony/jasper
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Blue chalcedony or common opal
Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; likely pale blue chalcedony, possibly opal-A
Iron-rich brown chert or weathered ironstone
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly limonitic/goethitic ironstone
Orbicular jasper (polished/tumbled)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly with iron-oxide or other mineral orbicules; composition varies by locality
Brown chalcedony (likely agate/jasper)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Banded chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert with a pale weathered/altered zone
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Chlorite, Amphibole, or Hematite)
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration from iron oxides/hydroxides
Dalmatian Stone (commonly called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock (mixed Feldspar, Quartz, and Arfvedsonite)
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly quartz geode coating)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; botryoidal chalcedony
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert
Yellow chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chert/jasper
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Hematite) inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Iron Oxide inclusions