Chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert
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Browse sedimentary rock (technically a variety of chalcedony) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert
Polished orange jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Blue Lace Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Agate (with small Geode cavity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Polished jasper, likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Chalcedony (Agate / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Likely tumbled yellow jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide-rich matrix or veining
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Yellow Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Raw selenite (gypsum)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O; translucent variety selenite
Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Polished brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay-mineral inclusions
Druzy Agate (specifically Black Druzy Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron oxides and chalcedony
Polished red jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Green Jasper / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Dalmation Jasper (Dalmation Stone)
Perthitic feldspar-quartz-amphibole rock
Tumbled yellow jasper (probable)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; chiefly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
Tree Agate (Dendritic Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese/Iron inclusions
Yellow Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2 + impurities)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral
Scleractinia (fossil order), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmation Jasper
Dalmation Stone (perthitic feldspar with arfvedsonite)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Quartz Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian Jasper (or Dalmatian Stone)
Dalmatian Stone (A peralkaline felsite composed of feldspar, quartz, and sodic amphibole)
Zebra Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; typically a form of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified wood
Silicified wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
SiO2
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz and Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)