Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished pink banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Carnelian
Carnelian (Chalcedony / Quartz variety, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper with Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Polished agate/jasper nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Peach Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Quartz pebble (Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Translucent reddish-brown variety of Chalcedony
Jasper (specifically Fancy Jasper or Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (Iron oxides/silicates)
Chalcedony Nodule (Commonly known as Agate or Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper (likely septarian or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron oxides and possibly calcite or other rock fragments
Green Banded Agate
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Quartz (specifically Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or brown agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled iron-rich jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-bearing jasper
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony quartz variety (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Banded Agate (Dyed Purple)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Agate (Polished Cabochon Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich breccia