Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Category
Browse mineral (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Calcified / Silicified Wood
Dyed and polished agate heart
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely druzy quartz inclusions
Breciated Chert
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Orbicular jasper
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly sold as ocean jasper
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Polished pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/geode)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-bearing inclusions and possible druzy quartz
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, likely milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with hematite/goethite inclusions or surface coating
Sardonyx Agate Sphere
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or polished)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Polished banded agate (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Carnelian Agate (Flame Carving)
Chalcedony (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Common Opal blend)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine (Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Muscovite or Mica
Iron-rich jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite and iron oxides
Milky chalcedony cabochon ring
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely white or pale agate variety
Honey-colored chalcedony (rough agate/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tumbled carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Jasper or Chert with Quartz Vugs
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony (Grey/White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chrysocolla (carved)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Polished leopard-skin jasper
Leopard-skin jasper; an opaque, microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly with iron-oxide and volcanic/mineral inclusions
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded banded agate pebble
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with quartz bands
Banded agate (likely chalcedony)
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and quartz layers
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of microcrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Red-and-white jasper/chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite- or iron-oxide-bearing jasper with white chalcedony/quartz
Polished pink banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Polished yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing iron oxides and other silicates
Tumbled banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with layered impurities
Tumbled yellow-orange jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Banded agate (likely carnelian or fire-agate variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide bands)
Agate (chalcedony), likely a cut nodule
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); associated iron oxides stain the rough outer matrix.
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz; SiO₂)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)