Chalcedony on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeOOH)
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Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony on Ironstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Polished orange agate (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); orange-red variety commonly called carnelian
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Tumbled chalcedony (likely brown agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possibly agate
Polished yellow chalcedony (likely lemon agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely pale agate or quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂
Spherulitic Agate / Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Dendritic Agate or Moss Agate Nodules (Septarian-like)
Chalcedony with mineral inclusions (SiO2)
White Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange carnelian (possibly dyed agate) pendant
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Polished agate/jasper nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Polished white agate or chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with iron-oxide staining or a brown mineral inclusion
Tumbled blue chalcedony/agate (likely glassy silica material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly blue chalcedony or dyed agate
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), often chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled brown jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides
Agate
Agate (Chalcedony), SiO2
Polished orange agate beads
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly sold as agate
Yellow jasper carving
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), shaped as a butterfly
Flower Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions
Purple Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished agate (likely chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with angular fragments cemented by silica or iron oxides
Jasper / Chert (river tumbled)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); impurities may include iron oxides and other silicates
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue lace agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible agate banding
Small tumbled stone, possibly moss agate
Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Chert or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly weathered chert
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely rough carnelian (orange-brown chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); variety possibly carnelian
Druzy agate/geode fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) crystals lining a chalcedony-rich cavity, likely an agate geode
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)