Blue lace agate (likely dyed or color-enhanced)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
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Browse mineral (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue lace agate (likely dyed or color-enhanced)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Quartzite and Jasper Pebbles
Quartzite (re-crystallized Quartz) and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange variety commonly called carnelian
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz and Iron Oxide
Tumbled jasper or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chalcedony
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible iron/manganese inclusions
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Tumbled agate/chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown/banded agate or jasper
Polished brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or sard)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); brown varieties are commonly termed sard, while reddish-orange material is carnelian
Moss Agate / Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chlorite/hornblende inclusions
Pink Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Polished blue chalcedony (likely seam agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled brown stone, likely jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-oxide-bearing jasper/chert
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow or Tan Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony in Limestone Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Chalcedony and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely brecciated and iron-oxide stained
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (gray-white agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Chert (often called Flint when dark or found in chalk)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
White quartz crystal (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); possibly chalcedony if the interior is cryptocrystalline
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Desert Rose Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (River Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue quartz/chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; likely chalcedony, possibly dyed or surface-coated
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz Vein in Basalt
Silica-infilled basaltic host rock
Botryoidal chalcedony/geode fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely limonite/goethite-stained chalcedony with druzy quartz
Chert (Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint in dark varieties)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled brown stone, likely brown jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably jasper/chert; exact identification requires testing
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)