Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Browse microcrystalline quartz specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Jasper / Chert Pebbles
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Yellow/Brown Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides.
Agate (Chalcedony Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Quartz- and feldspar-rich porphyritic volcanic rock; the trade name “Dalmatian jasper” is not a formal mineral species
Red jasper (likely tumbled jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides; exact identification from the photo is uncertain.
Likely chalcedony (gray agate), rough fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; “agate” applies if distinct banding is present
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Fossiliferous Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fossil inclusions
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety
Tumbled orbicular jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron- and clay-rich inclusions
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Fossil Coral
Hexagonaria / Rugosa / Scleractinia
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite
Weathered jasper or iron-stained quartzite
Silicified quartz-rich rock, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining
Yellow chalcedony (likely heat-treated or resin-coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished brown jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chert
Polished brown-green jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and chlorite inclusions
Red jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides; possibly brecciated jasper
Tumbled jasper, likely mookaite or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Dalmation Jasper
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Polished yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing iron oxides and other silicates
Yellow chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chert/jasper
Tumbled red jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished/tumbled iron-rich jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Red jasper (likely polished/chipped fragment)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (Chalcedony with inclusions of Hematite) - SiO2
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Zebra Jasper
Tectonized Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow-brown jasper (likely iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called jasper when opaque and colored by impurities
Likely rough carnelian (orange-brown chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); variety possibly carnelian
Likely dark green jasper or serpentinite pebble
Undetermined fine-grained rock; possible serpentine-group mineral (approx. Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or jasper (microcrystalline SiO₂)