Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)
Category
Browse sedimentary (silicified fossiliferous chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)
Orca Agate (Blue Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysoprase
Nickel-bearing Chalcedony (SiO2 with Ni impurities)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Banded Calcite (often commercially called 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Agate (specifically Botryoidal/Orbicular Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Red Chalcedony (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Banded Agate Geode (with Microcrystalline Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony/Agate
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) with nickel inclusions; SiO2
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Black Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide) with dendritic inclusions (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Carnelian Agate/Chalcedony
Fire Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite
Pink Banded Agate (Dyed)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline silica), chemical formula SiO2
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline rock with Tourmaline spots
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded Agate (likely Carnelian Agate or Sardonyx)
Agate is a common name for a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a form of Chalcedony.
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Quartz (likely Yellow/Orange variety, possibly Citrine or Chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Amethyst Sage Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace minerals (Manganese/Iron oxides)
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
Jasper (Green/Yellow Moss Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with dendritic inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Blue Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Cathedral with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with inclusions of AlAl6BSi3O18 (Dumortierite)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Tiffany Stone
Bertrandite (with Fluorite, Opal, and Chalcedony), Be4Si2O7(OH)2
Tumbled Stones (various)
Mixed Silica-based Minerals (primarily Quartz and Chalcedony)
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities