Jasper with Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jasper with Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (or Quartz with Agate banding)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Geode-like quartz vein in banded chalcedony
Quartz and chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly agate
Agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz, Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Polished banded agate
Banded chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled carnelian and related stones
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; the dark central piece may be hematite- or jasper-rich material
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2)
Quartz (Chalcedony / Rough Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Carnelian, a chalcedony variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Agate
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz) - SiO2
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing quartz/agate or zeolite fill)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded calcite (often sold as “onyx marble” or Mexican onyx)
Banded calcite, CaCO₃ (sometimes aragonite); decorative “onyx marble” is not true quartz onyx
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or chalcedony
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sardonyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Plume Agate or Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished yellow-brown agate (likely carnelian or chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Jasper
SiO2
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Possibly red jasper or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-oxide-stained chalcedony
Small tumbled quartz pebble, possibly chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline chalcedony
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange druzy agate geode fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with chalcedony and druzy quartz crystals
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Green agate (polished bead)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Agate / Chalcedony Nodule
SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide