Banded Agate
Agate (chalcedony variety of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded Agate
Agate (chalcedony variety of Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Banded Agate (likely Carnelian Agate or Sardonyx)
Agate is a common name for a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a form of Chalcedony.
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper (Brecciated or Mottled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Tumbled blue-gray stone, possibly chalcedony or quartzite
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient for confident identification
Tumbled chalcedony (likely pale agate or quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Botswana or Lake Superior style chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Tree Agate (or Moss Agate), faceted into a crystal tower
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Impurities
Apricot Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Red or Brecciated Jasper variant)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Jasper with Iron Oxides
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 inclusions
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (probable chalcedony)
Red Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Blue Lace Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silica/Quartz), SiO₂
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Calcite
CaCO3
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Yellow Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite/Iron oxide inclusions
Brown chalcedony (agate-like flint/chert fragment)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); identification is tentative from the photo
Polished/tumbled brown jasper (likely weathered chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; variety of quartz
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Polished agate geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with inclusions
Dalmatian Stone
Aplite (often incorrectly called Dalmatian Jasper)