Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian or honey agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange coloration commonly from iron oxides
Yellow Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; variety of quartz
Tumbled chalcedony (likely orange agate/carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or gray agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Polished honey/brown agate (likely carnelian chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled honey-brown chalcedony (likely common quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony or low-grade agate
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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.
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or agate fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-oxide-colored chalcedony
Tumbled orange chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely orange carnelian
Tumbled pale agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony
Blue chalcedony (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; pale portions may include hydrated silica opal, SiO₂·nH₂O
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or polished)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered agate or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate
Tumbled gray agate/chalcedony (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely banded chalcedony or agate
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow chalcedony (possibly jasper/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides/hydroxides
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled/rounded agate (likely mossy or brecciated chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Agate (Puddingstone style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)