Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Polished red jasper (likely brecciated or iron-rich jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled amber-colored quartz/chalcedony (likely carnelian or honey agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; coloration may derive from iron oxides
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Brown Variety)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Orange Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Tumbled brown chalcedony/jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Jasper and Mixed River Pebbles
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony / Jasper)
Red jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and breccia cement
Polished carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Porphyritic quartz monzonite or alkali granite, composed mainly of feldspar and quartz with black aegirine/arfvedsonite amphibole-group minerals
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate to Felsic Intrusive Rock)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Fossilized Coral
Hexagonaria (Rugose and Tabulate coral fossils)
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities (Goethite)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely common blue quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Blue-dyed banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety
Blue lace agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Tumbled Red Jasper
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety of chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Chalcedony Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Tumbled jasper or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely jasper/chalcedony)
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Fancy Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (Iron oxides/silicates)
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Chalcedony (Agate Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly termed carnelian
Polished agate or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled gray-blue agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely tumbled carnelian or orange chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Chert / Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz