Onyx (beads)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
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Browse mineral (specifically a variety of chalcedony, which is microcrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Onyx (beads)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Jasper Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate or Sardagate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow jasper carving
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), shaped as a butterfly
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Tumbled yellow jasper or petrified wood fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, possibly iron-oxide-bearing jasper
Brown chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly banded agate
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Tumbled yellow jasper or silicified rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, likely iron-oxide colored
Jasper (specifically Owyhee or Picture Jasper variety)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Druzy Agate (specifically Black Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished amber-colored translucent stone, likely citrine or yellow chalcedony
Most consistent with quartz (SiO₂), potentially citrine; translucent yellow chalcedony is another possibility
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, iron-oxide colored
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agatesque material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Tumbled Yellow Chalcedony / Iron-Stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange-red jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange variety commonly called carnelian
Tumbled jasper or jasper-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely colored by iron oxides
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Water-worn Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chrysoprase-bearing Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Nickel Inclusions (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper (likely orbicular or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other accessory inclusions
Chalcedony with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically Botswana or Banded Agate variety)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (possibly banded)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Banded Agate (specifically Botswana Agate appearance)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony