Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Category
Browse mineral, potentially a rock with chalcedony specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia
Milky Quartz Nodule / Geode precursor
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode Nodule
Chalcedony / Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Quartz-rich translucent pebble, possibly iron-stained quartz or chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony)
Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment
Quartz geode
Crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), lining a volcanic geode
Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone
Indeterminate; likely quartz/chert-bearing lithic clast
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or milky quartz
Geode (unopened) or Calcareous Nodule
Siliceous or Calcareous Concretion/Nodule
Unknown Rock Specimen
Copper-bearing Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz with Malachite/Chrysocolla staining
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Slate
Hydrothermal quartz vein traversing mafic host rock
Geode Nodules / Chert Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Quartz concretion
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate Geode (Unopened)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Septarian Concretion / Geode (SiO2)
Botryoidal quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Gold-bearing Quartz with Iron Oxides
Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite (FeO(OH)) and Pyrite (FeS2)
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2 with inclusions)
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; potentially microcrystalline chalcedony
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely colored by iron oxides
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Gold (Au) and Iron Oxides
Chert (Common Opal/Agatized Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with potential Chalcedony/Opaline silica
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image
Turritella Agate (Elimia Agate)
Silicified Elimia tenera (formerly misidentified as Turritella)
Black Onyx or Dyed Agate Node
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)
AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition
Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone
Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)
Polished/tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly jasper or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially iron-stained jasper or quartzite
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; likely mammalian, mineralized hydroxyapatite
Chert (or potentially Jasper/Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Agate with Fossil/Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chalcedony and potential fossil inclusion