Chert or chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chalcedony/jasper
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert or chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chalcedony/jasper
Tumbled honey-brown chalcedony or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Polished brown jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety
Tumbled jasper (possibly orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartzite
Lake Superior Agate
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety quartz)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely quartz with iron staining)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possible quartz druse and limonite/goethite inclusions
Banded Jasper / Yellow Jasper with Chlorite or Epidote inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate impurities
Polished agate (likely)
Banded chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Banded Agate (Chert/Chaldcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled brown quartz/chalcedony (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly brown chalcedony or jasper
Tumbled chalcedony (likely yellow/brown agate or carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible iron-oxide staining
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions
Agate (Carnelian Agate with Quartz Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Beads (Polished)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Chalcedony
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered jasper/chert nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron- and clay-stained jasper or chert
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate Nodule / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely polished agate or chalcedony pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Agate
SiO2
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Carnelian (Chalcedony variety)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chalcedony (Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Tumbled agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing variety commonly called carnelian
Blue lace agate (likely dyed or color-enhanced)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Gray Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as Caribbean Calcite or Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2 with impurities)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled purple agate (likely amethyst-bearing agate)
Banded chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image