Polished agate slice
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
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Browse mineral (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished agate slice
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Polished jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled orange-and-white chalcedony
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely orange carnelian/white agate variety
Polished yellow-brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or mossy/iron-stained agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Botryoidal chalcedony (agate/jasper), likely iron-stained
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible jasper and goethite/hematite inclusions
Raw carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Polished banded jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral bands
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Tumbled dendritic agate (likely moss agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide inclusions
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-oxide coloration
Polished chalcedony (likely carnelian or brown agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety with iron-oxide coloration
Tumbled carnelian (likely agate/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish color typically from iron oxides
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite impurities)
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron-rich alteration minerals
Tumbled purple agate (likely grape agate or amethystine chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration commonly from iron, manganese, or inclusions
Chert Concretion
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Carbonate Matrix
Carnelian (Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Iron-stained Chalcedony
Chert (Septarian or Banded Nodular Variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz River Pebble with Algae
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartz Breccia
Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz
Orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly called carnelian
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich breccia
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brown chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper with vugs
Polished agate (likely seam or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, chiefly chalcedony with possible quartz and iron-oxide inclusions
Chert / Quartz Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (with Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished Ocean Jasper beads
Orbicular jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), commonly sold as ocean jasper
Chrysocolla-bearing rock (likely chrysocolla in a host rock)
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate: approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O
Polished orbicular jasper / brecciated jasper bead bracelet
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with variable iron oxides and other silicate inclusions
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich jasper, predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and volcanic/mineral inclusions
Green Aventurine
Si O2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)