Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron oxide impurities)
Category
Browse mineral (chalcedony variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron oxide impurities)
Red Jasper or Iron-stained Quartz
SiO2 with Fe impurities
Agate
SiO2
Red jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides
Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small reddish-brown pebble, possibly jasper or iron-stained quartz
Unidentified silica-rich pebble; visual identification is insufficient to distinguish jasper, quartz, or another material
Iron-rich jasper (likely rough jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled chalcedony (possibly agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); banding is not clearly visible to confirm agate
Jasper
SiO2
Chalcedony (Agate)
Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Jasper
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline quartz)
Orange-pink chalcedony (likely carnelian/chalcedony rough)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Polished jasper-like stone
Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly brecciated jasper
Tumbled carnelian agate
Carnelian, a reddish-orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Jasper or Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (probable)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂, commonly colored by iron oxides
Polished orange jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Polished agate geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Blue Lace Agate (or similar Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled brown agate (likely carnelian/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly iron-stained
Polished orange agate (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); orange-red variety commonly called carnelian
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Agate (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled chalcedony (likely orange agate/carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Polished honey/brown agate (likely carnelian chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Yellow jasper carving
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), shaped as a butterfly
Tumbled yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian or honey agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange coloration commonly from iron oxides
Brown chalcedony (possibly carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; carnelian is orange-red chalcedony
Tumbled orange chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely orange carnelian
Tumbled pale agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate/chalcedony
Agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; variety of quartz
Brown chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly banded agate
Jasper
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)