Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with impurities
Green agate (polished bead)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Dyed agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony; blue color appears artificially dyed
Polished banded agate (likely petrified wood)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possibly silicified wood
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Banded Calcite
CaCO3
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled agate/chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown/banded agate or jasper
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and pale silica-rich fragments
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz - SiO₂)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Iron-stained jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides; likely jasper
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely honey agate or yellow quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; coloration likely from iron oxides or included minerals
Tumbled jasper or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely jasper/chalcedony)
Polished yellow chalcedony pendant (possibly yellow agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely mossy or dendritic agate with iron-oxide inclusions
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled brown agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely iron-oxide colored
Green jasper (possibly dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Carnelian (orange chalcedony) pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Honey-brown chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly iron-stained agate
Blue agate (likely dyed and polished)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); blue color may be dye
Yellow jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Fancy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Silicon dioxide with nickel impurities (SiO2 + Ni)
Green Jasper / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides