Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant
Category
Browse mineral (variant of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) inclusions in sand
Granite (Micro-specimen)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert / Flint Nodules in Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate and Amethyst (Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz and Crystalline Quartz
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Tiger's Eye (variations include Blue or Hawk's Eye)
Silicon Dioxide with Crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (Common Opal variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pegmatite (White Granite variant)
Pegmatitic Granite (Quartz and Feldspar rich)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
Pink Quartz (Rose Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primary mineral SiO2)
Chert (Brown Variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky/Grey Quartz Variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz and Rose Quartz variants)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variant Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint variant)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Red Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla in Quartz (Quantum Quattro variant)
Hydrated copper silicates (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O) often mixed with SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (variant with ferric iron impurities), SiO2
Chalcedony (Common Opal variant or Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper (Petrified Wood variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi₃O₈)
Flesh-colored Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 variant)