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 (specifically Waterline or Onyx-type Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Agate Geode Nodule
Chalcedony / Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich translucent pebble, possibly iron-stained quartz or chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony)
Quartz geode
Crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), lining a volcanic geode
Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment
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)
Turritella Agate (Elimia Agate)
Silicified Elimia tenera (formerly misidentified as Turritella)
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image
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
Polished/tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly jasper or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially iron-stained jasper or quartzite
Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone
Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Quartz (Microcrystalline/Gravel)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; likely mammalian, mineralized hydroxyapatite
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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