Agate (Polished Cabochon Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Agate (Polished Cabochon Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or brown agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (likely yellow agate or jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Chalcedony (likely agate or chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Botryoidal chalcedony (gray agate/jasper-like silica)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with opaque quartz or jasper inclusions
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded chert (likely jasper/chert pebble)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay/mineral impurities
Geode or Concretion
Silica-based Concretion / Quartz Geode
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Polished ocean jasper
Orbicular jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Milky Quartz (Water-Worn Pebble)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (with Quartz Geode Center)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Polished agate/jasper slab
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), primarily SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Chrysoprase-bearing Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Nickel Inclusions (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Tumbled brown stone, likely jasper or iron-stained quartz
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony/jasper with iron-oxide inclusions
Flint
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)
Tumbled banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with band-forming impurities
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony
Polished agate with black chalcedony inclusion
Banded chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely agate or onyx-type material
Polished brown jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-rich brecciated or orbicular jasper
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Yellow chalcedony (possibly iron-stained agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from hydrated iron oxides
Polished banded agate pebble
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, with iron-oxide or other mineral banding
Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled brown jasper (likely iron-rich chalcedony)
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; commonly classified as orbicular jasper
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Geode
Quartz nodule / Chalcedony-lined cavity
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (Permineralized wood)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled jasper or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert with iron-oxide staining
Yellow chalcedony (likely tumbled citrine or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact variety is uncertain from the image
Polished red jasper
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides