Tiger's Eye (commonly referred to as Blue/Gold Tiger's Eye)
Tiger's Eye is a variety of Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2, exhibiting chatoyancy. The blue variety is often called Hawk's Eye.
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Tiger's Eye (commonly referred to as Blue/Gold Tiger's Eye)
Tiger's Eye is a variety of Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2, exhibiting chatoyancy. The blue variety is often called Hawk's Eye.
Jasper
Jasper (Silica-rich microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Red Moss Agate (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Moss Agate and Druzy Quartz Carving
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (or Flint)
SiO2 (predominantly microcrystalline quartz)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Banded Chert or Chert with Quartz Veins
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (or possibly Flint)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (a form of Quartz) - SiO2
Chert (often referred to as 'Jasper' when red)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Leopardskin Jasper
Jasper (a variety of microcrystalline Quartz)
Banded Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety) - SiO₂ with Fuchsite inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Red Jasper (possibly)
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert with Quartz/Calcite Vein
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Green Moss Agate / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron and Manganese inclusions
Limonite-stained Chert/Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - primarily Quartz/Chalcedony/Opal)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Agate (or Banded Agate)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline form of Quartz); Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert / Flint (a variety of Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Smoky Quartz or Agate nodule fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and magnesium inclusions
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.