Polished agate or chalcedony slice (uncertain)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly fossil-bearing chalcedony
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Browse mineral (man enhanced) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished agate or chalcedony slice (uncertain)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly fossil-bearing chalcedony
Red chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); red color commonly from iron oxides
Tumbled agate (likely Botswana or fortification agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with banded impurities)
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor
Banded agate beads
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Dyed, polished stone beads (likely assorted agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; exact stones cannot be determined from the image)
Howlite and Purple Amethyst Druzy
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Howlite) and Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Amethyst)
Tumbled brown pebble
Indeterminate; possibly weathered basalt or iron-stained quartzite
Polished agate geode
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly banded agate with drusy quartz and possible iron-oxide inclusions
Orange carnelian (possibly dyed agate) pendant
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals
Tumbled carnelian agate
Cryptocrystalline silica, primarily chalcedony (SiO₂), colored orange-red by iron oxides
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or polished)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Polished agate (likely carnelian or dyed red agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Polished blue banded agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, commonly with trace iron and other coloring elements
Polished blue agate geode slice
Banded chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly quartz with blue dye or enhancement
Yellow-green aventurine or serpentine pendant
Most likely serpentine-group mineral (magnesium silicate), possibly quartz-rich aventurine
Polished carnelian (red-orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Polished blue banded agate slice
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony
Aura Quartz Geode
Titanium/Gold bonded Quartz (SiO2 with metallic coating)
Tumbled banded agate beads
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chalcedony
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Blue lace agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-oxide-colored chalcedony
Tumbled orange chalcedony or carnelian
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely carnelian variety
Aragonite cluster (blue aragonite, likely copper-associated)
Aragonite, orthorhombic CaCO₃; blue color may reflect copper minerals or treatment
Banded agate geode fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite and pale chalcedony or feldspar inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange variety of chalcedony
Likely fluorescent mineral specimen
Uncertain; possibly willemite (Zn₂SiO₄) or fluorite (CaF₂)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished jasper, likely orbicular or brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Tumbled yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly called carnelian
Polished black agate slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, with iron/manganese staining
Tumbled black-and-white banded stone, likely onyx or agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably banded chalcedony/onyx
Tumbled pastel gemstone bead strand
Likely dyed or heat-treated quartz/chalcedony varieties, possibly rose quartz, amethyst, and agate