Tumbled agate and chalcedony specimens
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/agate
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Browse mineral (chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled agate and chalcedony specimens
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/agate
Tumbled orange chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian
Polished yellow-green chalcedony (likely serpentine or quartz pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (if chalcedony); possible antigorite/lizardite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄ (if serpentine)
Botryoidal chalcedony with quartz vug
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony), with a drusy quartz-lined cavity
Polished gray agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely gray chalcedony/agate
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Iron-rich jasper (likely rough jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or mahogany jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (Chalcedony)
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue chalcedony
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber-colored chalcedony (carnelian), possibly amber
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); amber: fossilized tree resin
Quartz geode
Silica (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony-lined quartz geode
Polished chrysoprase (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by nickel-bearing minerals
Brown chalcedony/agatic jasper nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony with included or weathered host material
Tumbled chalcedony or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely pale agate/chalcedony
Pink chalcedony or weathered pink quartzite
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-bearing chalcedony
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agatesque material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Chalcedony with Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace hydration
Chalcedony (Moonstone-like Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass
Polished carnelian jasper / brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments and opaque jasper fragments
Chalcedony (Agate / Moss Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony with green inclusions
Tumbled orange chalcedony or carnelian
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely carnelian variety
Tumbled brown chalcedony/jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Tumbled Yellow Chalcedony / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled orange-and-white chalcedony/agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony or carnelian-bearing agate
Tumbled yellow chalcedony or quartz
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz
Pink opal and dendritic agate bead bracelet/necklace
Common opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O) with dendritic agate/chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Tumbled red-and-cream jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides