Banded agate cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Category
Browse mineralish (variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Banded agate cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Blue Lace Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled chalcedony pendant (likely agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the pale bands suggest agate
Jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Polished jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide pigments and possible breccia fragments
Orange cabochon ring
Possibly carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); identification from the photograph is uncertain.
Black onyx-style bead bracelet
Likely polished black chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may also be dyed agate or another black stone.
Red jasper (likely iron-rich chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by hematite/goethite
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide coloring
Red jasper (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Tumbled dark reddish-brown stone, possibly red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide colored
Tumbled carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline quartz variety; SiO₂, commonly colored by dispersed iron oxides
Raw carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), predominantly SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides
Polished agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, primarily chalcedony (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper / Chert (Lake Superior Agate or similar chalcedony nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely brown agate or jasper
Microcrystalline silica (chalcedony/quartz, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained agate or jasper
Polished agate or chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely translucent chalcedony with subtle agate banding
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely colored by iron oxides
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled brown jasper (likely common jasper or chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, chiefly chalcedony/quartz with iron-oxide impurities
Polished brown jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich jasper/chert
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian pebbles)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Black Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions), SiO2
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Polished brecciated jasper (likely septarian or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron oxides and possibly calcite or other rock fragments
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Argillaceous microcrystalline quartz (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)