High grade Turkish stick agate. Slab #21 1920 there is often a distinct

there is often a distinct green tint to the gem

It was discovered in 1963 and was all but gone by 1970

from Minnesota

large combination of copper minerals

This beautiful gem has many names such as: velvet Malachite

High grade Turkish stick agate. Slab #21 1920 there is often a distinctHigh grade Turkish stick agate is very difficult to find. The agate beds just north of Ankara, Turkey appear to have run out of the high quality material such as this. Luckily, I bought a large quantity of rough when it first became available, and have cut many classic and beautiful slabs such as this from it. This spectacular slab is fine by 3 inches and seven mm thick, and almost completely fracture free. This would be beautiful as a specimen, or