Banded agate (polished agate slice)
Agate, a variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂; chalcedony)
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Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded agate (polished agate slice)
Agate, a variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂; chalcedony)
Polished carnelian (likely)
Carnelian, a reddish-orange cryptocrystalline quartz variety; SiO₂
Iron-stained jasper/chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing jasper
Tumbled agate or chalcedony (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite
Chert (or Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled pale-yellow chalcedony (possibly yellow jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/jasper varieties
Picture Jasper
SiO2, Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled amber-colored agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/agate
Yellow chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (tentative; possibly iron-stained chalcedony)
Gravel or Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Grain (typically composed of Quartz or Silicate minerals)
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red/orange chalcedony (carnelian), possibly dyed or heat-treated
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂ (quartz variety)
Tumbled brown stone, likely jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-stained jasper/chert
Carnelian
Orange chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished chrysoprase (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by nickel-bearing minerals
Red jasper (possible polished or dyed stone)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Orange chalcedony or tumbled carnelian fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/carnelian
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Microcrystalline Quartz with Hematite inclusions), SiO2
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Light-colored agate (likely chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety is uncertain from the image
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); iron-stained brown variety
Tumbled brown jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Polished blue-gray agate/geode slice (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly with druzy quartz
Chalcedony nodule (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; banded varieties are agate
Red jasper (polished/cut rough)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Chert (Iron-stained)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony
Red Jasper (beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Agate (chalcedony), likely a cut nodule
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); associated iron oxides stain the rough outer matrix.
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and pale chalcedony/quartz veins
Polished banded agate
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Small tumbled quartz pebble, possibly chalcedony
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline chalcedony
Red jasper (likely tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished orbicular agate (likely ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with orbicular patterns and possible mineral inclusions
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions