Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
Browse mineral (variety of quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Blue Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded Agate (Crazy Lace/Mexican Agate Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Picture Jasper or Landscape Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Opaque variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of Titanium, Iron, or Manganese
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Pebble (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert River Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Concretionary Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with secondary mineral cementation)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Chalcedony (specifically Blue Chalcedony or Common Opal variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite
Chert (Jasper/Flint variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with crocidolite inclusions
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Green Quartzite
Meta-quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 + SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide impurities
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (varietal of SiO2 with impurities)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities