Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper
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Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia
Polished banded agate (likely petrified wood)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possibly silicified wood
Polished reddish-brown gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish chalcedony colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled brown agate (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (probable carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish-orange variety commonly called carnelian
Tumbled red jasper (likely)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock composed chiefly of microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled jasper or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished dendritic agate pebble
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) with dark manganese- or iron-oxide dendrites
Tumbled banded agate (likely chalcedony)
Banded microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Grape Agate
Botryoidal Amethystine Chalcedony (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled agate (likely carnelian or iron-stained chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely nephrite or serpentine
Indeterminate from image; possible nephrite jade (interlocking amphibole, chiefly Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂) or green serpentine (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Polished/tumbled brown-and-white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich jasper, brecciated jasper, or an iron-stained quartz mineral
Agate (Carnelian / Fire Agate nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Green chalcedony (possibly jade or serpentine)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Honey calcite (likely calcite-rich marble or vein fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Crazy Lace Agate
SiO2
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Green Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Dyed agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), typically banded chalcedony
Tumbled Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Chalcedony (likely agate or chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished dendritic agate pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with dark manganese- or iron-oxide dendrites
Iron-stained chalcedony (possible agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica containing nickel); Chemical Formula: SiO2 with Ni impurities
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Fancy Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Chrysoprase
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities