Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
Browse mineral (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Lake Superior Agate
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grape Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz / Chalcedony replacement)
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron oxides and assorted alteration minerals
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2) with parallel banding
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz or chalcedony
Quartz, SiO₂; exact variety uncertain from the image
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz Geode (Unopened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode (Unopened)
Vug or Geode (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Hydrous Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Polished pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/geode)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-bearing inclusions and possible druzy quartz
Poppy Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite and Iron Oxide inclusions
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Larimar
NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Agate (Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Yellow Chalcedony (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dendritic Agate (Blue Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with blue inclusions (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Agate pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony or Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished green moss agate cabochon
Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Chert (Chalcedony / Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beach Agate / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Agate/Jasper mix)
Cryptocrystalline Sillimanite (Quartz) - SiO2
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (mainly Quartz / SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Iron oxide impurities)
Tumbled blue-gray chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)