Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
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Browse sedimentary (if natural jasper) or artificial (if slag) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Magenta Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite inclusions (SiO2), dyed
Clear Quartz Sphere
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye
Blue Agate Geode (Dyed)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Botryoidal hematite-rich iron ore (probable)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with goethite/limonite
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Iridescent coated quartz (likely synthetic/display gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely faceted and surface-coated; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (possible polished or dyed stone)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Polished picture jasper heart pendant
Picture jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions)
Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine
Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material
Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Quartzose Sandstone with Iron Oxide Precipitation
Amethyst geode slices
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Fire Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye treatment
Hag Stone (Quartz Pebble with Natural Hole)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Quartz (Tumbled)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed and polished agate slice
Agate, a banded microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (SiO₂), commonly quartz with minor impurities
Likely iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably stained by iron oxides/hydroxides
Blue Howlite
Dyed Howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black onyx or black agate bead necklace
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony/black agate; possibly dyed)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Limonite and Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrous Iron Oxide Mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz pseudo-morph after Crocidolite), SiO2
Red sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominated)
Possible weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Indeterminate; likely limonite/goethite-bearing material, possibly iron slag
Tumbled yellow calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey/yellow calcite
Possible basalt or industrial iron-rich slag
Basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock); identification uncertain from image
Rainbow Quartz (Dyed/Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial color enhancement
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Dyed Tumbled Quartz (Dragon's Vein Agate/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Multiple specimens; visible pieces may include quartz, calcite, agate/chalcedony, jasper, and dyed or coated materials
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (likely flint-bearing chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/quartz aggregate)