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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

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable) (Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — gemstone

Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)

Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Agate (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Agate

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony (Agate / Quartz Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Carnelian (Yellow-Orange Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Carnelian (Yellow-Orange Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Pink Mimbres Agate / Plume Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — gemstone

Pink Mimbres Agate / Plume Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Petrified Wood (Silicified wood (SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified wood (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Carved Stone Turtle (Carved Soapstone and Quartz) — mineral

Carved Stone Turtle

Carved Soapstone and Quartz

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (or Yellow Chalcedony Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (or Yellow Chalcedony Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pale pink chalcedony bangle (Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely pink chalcedony or dyed/treated material) — gemstone

Pale pink chalcedony bangle

Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely pink chalcedony or dyed/treated material

Leopardite (Quartz porphyry / Quartz monzonite with manganese oxide spots) — igneous

Leopardite

Quartz porphyry / Quartz monzonite with manganese oxide spots

Chert (or Cryptocrystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (or Cryptocrystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Banded Chert

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Carnelian (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)) — gemstone

Carnelian

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Carnelian (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities) — gemstone

Carnelian

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities

Shiva Lingam (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)) — sedimentary

Shiva Lingam

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Basalt (Silica-infilled basaltic host rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Basalt

Silica-infilled basaltic host rock

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

Chert (often called Flint)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert Pebble (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Pebble

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (and Chert Flake) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (and Chert Flake)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Polished agate slice (Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)) — mineral

Polished agate slice

Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)

Tumbled brown quartz/chalcedony (probable) (Quartz, SiO₂; possibly brown chalcedony or jasper) — mineral

Tumbled brown quartz/chalcedony (probable)

Quartz, SiO₂; possibly brown chalcedony or jasper

Quartz-veined Basalt or Diabase Pebble (Igneous rock with hydrothermal quartz vein) — igneous

Quartz-veined Basalt or Diabase Pebble

Igneous rock with hydrothermal quartz vein

Carved Sea Turtle Figurine (Aventurine / Quartz / Jasper) (Quartz variety (SiO2) / Polycrystalline Quartz Aggregate) — mineral

Carved Sea Turtle Figurine (Aventurine / Quartz / Jasper)

Quartz variety (SiO2) / Polycrystalline Quartz Aggregate

Geode (unopened) (Quartz-filled Geode (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Geode (unopened)

Quartz-filled Geode (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Chert / Flint (Brecciated or Fossiliferous Limestone with Silicification) (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint (Brecciated or Fossiliferous Limestone with Silicification)

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Flint (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint

SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Flint (Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint

Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Flint / Chert Nodule

Sedimentary 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

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

Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Carnelian

Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Red Jasper (Beach Pebble)

Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

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

Chert Concretion

Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)