Tumbled carnelian (probable)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange iron-oxide variety
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled carnelian (probable)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange iron-oxide variety
Red jasper pebble (probable)
Jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Agate
Agate (Chalcedony), SiO2
Blue Lace Agate (Geode/Druzy variant)
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Quartz druzy
Beach Pebble (likely Quartz or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper, likely mookaite or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Dendritic agate or included chalcedony (likely tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; inclusions likely manganese-oxide dendrites or iron minerals
Orange cabochon ring
Possibly carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); identification from the photograph is uncertain.
Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Agate Geode Node
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled red jasper with a quartz vein
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely crossed by milky quartz
Agate (specifically Moss or Plume Agate nodding toward Agatized Wood)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Dalmatian jasper (polished stone beads)
Commercial “Dalmatian jasper”; typically a feldspar-rich rock with dark aegirine or arfvedsonite inclusions, not true jasper
Tumbled chalcedony (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Tumbled agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Quartz, microcrystalline SiO₂; orange variety commonly called carnelian
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue lace agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible agate banding
Tumbled agate or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely iron-stained chalcedony/agate)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished blue-gray agate/geode slice (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly with druzy quartz
Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Banded Agate (specifically Mexican Lace Agate variety appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Chalcedony)
Polished yellow chalcedony (likely lemon agate or yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chert or quartzite)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides/hydroxides