Agate / Banded Chalcedony
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Category
Browse sedimentary (cryptocrystalline silica) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Agate / Banded Chalcedony
Agate (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Quartz Vein in River Siltstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) in Siliclastic Matrix
Geode (unopened nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) Nodule
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Geode/Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Common Opal
Hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock) with silica or calcite cement
Black Opal
Amorphous Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone (Banded)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Banded Flint (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Green Brecciated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Precious Opal in Matrix
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
White Opal (Common)
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
K2 Jasper (Beads)
Granodiorite with Azurite and Malachite
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Dendritic Agate (or Dendritic Opal)
SiO2 (for Agate), SiO2·nH2O (for Opal)
Red Jasper (possibly Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)