Dyed Agate / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Category
Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Agate / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); iron-stained brown variety
Blue lace agate (likely dyed or color-enhanced)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Tumbled gray chalcedony (likely agate or quartzite)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Tumbled brown-and-white banded agate
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Weathered quartz-rich mineral nodule
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and possibly feldspar/mica; exact identification requires testing
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich chalcedony/quartz aggregate with microcrystalline quartz, commonly containing feldspar and iron-oxide inclusions
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished agate slab (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Sardonyx Agate Sphere
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded agate
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Water-worn chalcedony pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly iron-stained agate
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled brown agate (possible carnelian or chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or milky quartz
Black onyx-style bead bracelet
Likely polished black chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may also be dyed agate or another black stone.
Agate
SiO2
Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown chalcedony (agate-like flint/chert fragment)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); identification is tentative from the photo
Dendritic Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Polished blue-gray agate/geode slice (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly with druzy quartz
Banded agate geode fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Chalcedony (Tumbled Agate/Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Blue-gray chalcedony (likely agate/jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Chrysocolla in Chalcedony (Gem Silica)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and silicon dioxide (SiO2 with (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla; (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)