Tumbled agate/chalcedony (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide or mineral inclusions
Category
Browse sedimentary rock (technically a variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Tumbled agate/chalcedony (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide or mineral inclusions
Polished agate/chalcedony slab
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Chert (Agatized)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Chert (specifically Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide stained
Banded Calcite (often sold as Yellow Aragonite or Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Mn/Fe)
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely rough jasper/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Chalcedony (Fire Agate or Carnelian variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled banded agate (likely carnelian or sardonyx)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide banding)
Tumbled chalcedony or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely pale agate/chalcedony
Polished/tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Polished Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (70-75% SiO2)
Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished/tumbled agate or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with opaque impurities
Yellow Jasper
SiO2
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Black obsidian (likely polished)
Volcanic glass; chiefly rhyolitic silica-rich glass (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions (SiO2)
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished amber agate pendant/beads
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, likely iron-stained yellow-orange agate
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a red-orange cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides