Tumbled jasper/chalcedony pebbles
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper and brown chalcedony
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Tumbled jasper/chalcedony pebbles
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper and brown chalcedony
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and commonly mixed with chalcedony or other minerals
Red jasper (tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Dendritic Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2) colored by iron oxide
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate (Turtle Carving)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica, SiO2)
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule
Banded sandstone pebble
Lithic or quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition requires testing
Polished Ocean Jasper (orbicular jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, mainly SiO₂, with iron- and manganese-rich inclusions
Jasper (specifically Yellow/Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite/Limonite)
Orange Moss Agate / Carnelian Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Weathered sandstone or volcanic rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone, possibly altered volcanic rock
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Calcite containing Orpiment and Realgar
Tumbled brown jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron oxides
Porphyritic volcanic rock, likely andesite or rhyolite
Porphyritic andesite–rhyolite; chiefly plagioclase, quartz, and altered ferromagnesian minerals in a fine groundmass
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or iron oxides
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and often olivine
Porphyritic basalt or andesite
Porphyritic volcanic rock; typically plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine mafic/intermediate groundmass
Blue Agate Slice
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic basalt or andesite pebble
Porphyritic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine mafic-to-intermediate matrix
Porphyritic volcanic rock (likely andesite or basaltic andesite)
Porphyritic andesite/basaltic andesite; mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine in a fine volcanic groundmass
Unidentified dark gray rock fragment
Likely fine-grained basalt or andesite; exact identification requires testing
Weathered vesicular basalt (likely amygdaloidal basalt)
Basalt, composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and altered olivine; cavities may contain secondary zeolite, calcite, or silica
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Red Jasper (or Banded Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Rough amber-like brown mineral specimen
Uncertain from photograph; possibly iron-stained quartz, common opal, or resinous amber