Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide inclusions
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Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide inclusions
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Quartz (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite or Chlorite for green color)
Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely quartz with iron staining)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possible quartz druse and limonite/goethite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Jasper (Chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Tumbled chalcedony (likely jasper/chert variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; opaque varieties commonly called jasper or chert)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or plume variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Banded agate (chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variety chalcedony
Jasper (specifically Chert or Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amber-brown chalcedony (probable carnelian/ag ate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-stained chalcedony (carnelian)
Tumbled yellow jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chert
Brown agate (chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-stained chalcedony
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Oceanside Agate (Orbicular Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Jasper with Epidote Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished brown agate beads
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly classified as chalcedony; the exact variety cannot be determined from the image
Weathered jasper (iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled brown agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variety of chalcedony
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and other mineral impurities
Chalcedony with jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide-rich jasper fragments
Polished jasper pebble (possibly orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper; exact variety cannot be confirmed visually
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely smoky quartz or agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; exact variety cannot be confirmed visually
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-rich Quartzite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides.
Polished banded jasper (likely red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact variety uncertain
Jasper with Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically a water-worn Quartzite or Chalcedony pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Polished red jasper and carnelian-like stones
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; translucent piece may be carnelian, a chalcedony variety
Rainbow Moonstone
White Labradorite (formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Dyed agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), typically banded chalcedony
Red Jasper
Argillaceous microcrystalline quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Banded Calcite (often commercially sold as Mexican Onyx or Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Small rough jasper and agate specimens (identification tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz: chalcedony, SiO₂; opaque varieties are commonly called jasper, while translucent or banded varieties are agate.