Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished carnelian agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, iron-oxide colored
Polished brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety
Polished pink chalcedony (possibly carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety, with exact variety uncertain from the image
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Brown chalcedony/agatic jasper nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony with included or weathered host material
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly called carnelian
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Green Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jasper (Multi-color Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration from iron oxides/hydroxides
Polished agate pebble (likely dyed or naturally banded chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely colored by iron oxides
Tumbled blue chalcedony or pale aquamarine-like quartz
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly blue quartz; visual identification is uncertain
Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide pigments
Polished brown jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide-rich jasper
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline quartz variety; SiO₂, commonly colored by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other impurities
Tumbled yellow jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), typically chalcedony with iron-oxide impurities
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and volcanic-mineral inclusions
Coffee Bean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Rhyolitic jasper / brecciated jasper
Silica-rich volcanic rock, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay/mineral impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely tumbled jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides; exact identification from the photo is uncertain.