Tumbled red jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
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Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled red jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) and chalcedony with a quartz vein
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled banded blue agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), variety agate
Polished chrysoprase (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by nickel-bearing minerals
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂), a variety of Chalcedony
Yellow Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished agate pendant (likely carnelian or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Brown chalcedony/agatic jasper nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony with included or weathered host material
Polished carnelian
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂), orange-red variety colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-colored variety
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished multicolored jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and manganese-stained chert
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Yellow jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; reddish varieties are carnelian, while more opaque material may be jasper
Chert (or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Likely banded agate pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Carnelian pendant
Carnelian, orange chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Orange carnelian (likely tumbled chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange color commonly from iron oxides
Tumbled banded agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Thunderegg (specifically a Jasper/Agate-filled Geode nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolitic Matrix
Chalcedony (Yellow Chert / Agate)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz or citrine)
Cryptocrystalline silica, SiO₂; possible quartz variety
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and pale chalcedony/quartz veins
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony
Polished amber agate pendant/beads
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, likely iron-stained yellow-orange agate
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; commonly classified as orbicular jasper
Chert (specifically Novaculite)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Reddish-brown chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chert/jasper
Dyed Agate Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with artificial pigment