Polished banded agate (likely carnelian agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); iron-oxide coloring
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Browse mineral (chalcedony variety) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished banded agate (likely carnelian agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); iron-oxide coloring
Green tumbled agate (likely green chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Tumbled chalcedony (likely brown agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possibly agate
Polished pink-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; carnelian is orange-red chalcedony
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded jasper (likely red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact variety uncertain
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely jasper
Polished banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled/rounded agate (likely mossy or brecciated chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Agate (Puddingstone style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled chalcedony/agate (likely iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible agate banding and iron-oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Polished brecciated jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide-rich brown fragments and pale silica
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled Black Stone
Unknown, possibly Obsidian, Onyx, or Tourmaline
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; precise variety uncertain from the photo
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agatesque material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Red jasper (likely tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides
Polished agate/geode slab
Banded chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely with quartz crystals
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely dyed agate
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); blue coloration may be artificial
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Agate Slab
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/agate
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony
Tumbled yellow jasper or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-oxide-bearing jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or gray agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Polished agate (likely chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Jasper / Chert (river tumbled)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished carnelian jasper / brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments and opaque jasper fragments
Geode (Unopened)
Quartz/Chalcedony concretion
Tumbled agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate
Tumbled agate and chalcedony specimens
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/agate
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Yellow Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)