Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony (Variety Heliotrope)
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Likely tumbled orange carnelian
Carnelian, orange chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Polished banded agate (likely carnelian agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); iron-oxide coloring
Small agate or chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony/agate
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety; orange-red color commonly from iron oxides
Polished black-and-brown agate pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate
Polished banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony
Tumbled orange carnelian
Carnelian, orange chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Polished carnelian (red-orange chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Polished agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony
Tumbled carnelian (reddish-orange chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Banded jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-oxide colored; likely jasper/chert
Tumbled carnelian (reddish chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Polished banded jasper (likely red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact variety uncertain
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely jasper
Quartz Vein in Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled/rounded agate (likely mossy or brecciated chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Agate (Puddingstone style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly banded agate
Polished brecciated jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide-rich brown fragments and pale silica
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Tumbled chalcedony/agate (likely iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with possible agate banding and iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Slab
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Tumbled agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate or chalcedony
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/agatesque material)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; precise variety uncertain from the photo
Tumbled Black Stone
Unknown, possibly Obsidian, Onyx, or Tourmaline
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque, microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Polished banded agate (possibly carnelian agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide-colored bands
Banded agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony
Polished agate/geode slab
Banded chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely with quartz crystals
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely dyed agate
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); blue coloration may be artificial
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions