Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Category
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Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Yellow sulfur and polished pink jasper/chalcedony specimen
Native sulfur (S); pink jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide or manganese staining
Reddish weathered volcanic rock, probably andesite
Andesite (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene volcanic rock), possibly altered basalt
Weathered volcanic rock, likely basaltic andesite
Basaltic andesite (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock; provisional visual identification)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Common Opal / Chert
Hydrated silica (SiO2·nH2O) or Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone)
Mafic Volcanic Rock or Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Banded Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Polished carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Polished jasper cabochon
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide-rich breccia fragments
Red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a translucent chalcedony variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-colored variety
Polished yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-colored variety commonly called carnelian
Chalcedony in Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Opal in Matrix
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Tumbled red jasper or mahogany obsidian
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper; alternative: volcanic glass (obsidian)
Agatized or Silicified Fossil/Coral, or Jasper
SiO2
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), Microcrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Tumbled red/orange jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony; SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled brown-blue stone, possibly sodalite-bearing jasper
Likely quartz-rich jasper with blue sodalite or dumortierite; identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide impurities
Red jasper (probable polished chalcedony/jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Polished jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide-rich
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-rich jasper
Likely tumbled amber or orange chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possibly amber (fossilized resin, chiefly C10H16O) or carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Red jasper fragment
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)