Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (chalcedony variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banding
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian or orange chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂; likely iron-stained variety
Polished agate geode slice
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); likely quartz/chalcedony lining a geode
Yellow Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Banded Agate (Jasper-Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony Variety
Tumbled Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Variety of Chalcedony), SiO2
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony and quartz
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartz (SiO₂), possibly carnelian or citrine; one piece may be druzy chalcedony
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloring
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Polished/tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly with iron-oxide minerals and assorted lithic fragments
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Banded Agate (Pink/White)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities
Agate (within host rock)
Agate (Quartz variety SiO2)
Agate geode fragment
Banded chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), lining a geode cavity
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony with nickel impurities (SiO2)
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety: Chalcedony
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Blue Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Chalcedony (likely blue agate) knapped into an arrowhead
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Onyx (beads)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Ocean Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Polished green agate (likely dyed)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; agate variety
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Blue Lace Agate (polished pendant)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony