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Mineraloid (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Browse mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Chalcedony

Black Onyx

Landscape Agate

Landscape Agate

Tube Agate

Sweetwater Agate

Sweetwater Agate

Frost Agate

Coldwater Agate

Honey Agate

Zebra Agate

Flame Agate

Feather Agate

Cathedral Agate

Cathedral Agate

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (White Chert / Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (White Chert / Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when dark) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when dark)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert / Flint Variety) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Chert / Flint Variety)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (also known as Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (also known as Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper) (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions

Chert (Pink/Tan variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Pink/Tan variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule fragment) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule fragment)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled brown chalcedony or agate (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly iron-stained jasper or agate) — gemstone

Tumbled brown chalcedony or agate

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly iron-stained jasper or agate

Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely rose quartz or pink agate) (Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely rose quartz or pink agate)

Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety is uncertain from the image

Orange carnelian (possibly dyed agate) pendant (Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂) — gemstone

Orange carnelian (possibly dyed agate) pendant

Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂

Chert / Flint (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Smooth River Stone) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Smooth River Stone)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead (Jasper)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Black Onyx (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Black Onyx

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities

Chert Arrowhead (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Arrowhead

Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Siliceous Pebble) (Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Siliceous Pebble)

Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz and Iron Oxide) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz and Iron Oxide

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (potentially worked flint) (Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (potentially worked flint)

Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert Concretion (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint with Chalk/Calcite) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint with Chalk/Calcite)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Vuggy or Weathered) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Vuggy or Weathered)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint when found in chalk/limestone)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Fairburn Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions) — sedimentary

Fairburn Agate

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions

Chert (Flint Nodule) (Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint Nodule)

Microcrystalline and Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint / Chert Nodule (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint / Chert Nodule

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Red Jasper (Beach Pebble) (Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Red Jasper (Beach Pebble)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Flint (SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)