Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide pigments
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Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide pigments
Red jasper (likely tumbled or naturally worn)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished brown jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide-rich jasper
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
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
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), predominantly SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Coffee Bean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with high iron inclusion
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)
Polished reddish-brown gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished banded agate
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂; chalcedony)
Polished agate (likely)
Banded chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely leopard-skin or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the photo
Quartz (Chert / Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by hematite/goethite
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely common opal)
Silica, SiO₂; chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz, while opal is hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Banded Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue-gray chalcedony (banded agate fragment)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate variety
Tumbled purple agate (likely amethyst-bearing agate)
Banded chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled Agate and Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely brecciated or iron-stained jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides
Agate (specifically Botswana or Banded Agate variety)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst geode halves
Amethyst (紫色 quartz), silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored by iron impurities and irradiation
Red jasper (likely tumbled jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides; exact identification from the photo is uncertain.
Red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides, with white quartz or calcite veining
Polished agate (likely Botswana or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, mainly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Banded agate (likely jasper/chalcedony nodule)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions)
Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled banded jasper (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished moss agate
Moss agate, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂) with green chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese inclusions
Tumbled bloodstone (heliotrope), probable
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Banded agate (likely carnelian/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Tumbled orbicular jasper (probable)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron- and clay-rich inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions