Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky chalcedony cabochon ring
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely white or pale agate variety
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely chert or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); exact variety is uncertain from the image
Jasper Pendant
Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2
Tumbled jasper or weathered chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert with iron-oxide impurities
Banded Agate (Orca Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Flint or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Polished orange agate (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); orange-red variety commonly called carnelian
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Tumbled red-brown chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Jasper (specifically Red Jasper or Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper (Iron-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished banded agate (likely sardonyx)
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony, SiO₂; reddish bands are iron-stained layers
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions
Tumbled orange-brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Jasper
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with iron inclusions (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Red-and-black jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Chert (Chalcedony-rich sedimentary rock)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange-pink chalcedony (likely carnelian/chalcedony rough)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO ₂)
Chalcedony (variations like Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂ - microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz pebble (Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities