TURKISH AGATE
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The
agates from Cubuk (region North Ankara) are usually found in the rhyolites
lava beds and
andesite and are coming from the volcanic Miocene age of about
18,2 19 million years ago. The agates in
rhyolite were deposited as open
space fillings, in crevice- and fissure-vein cavities. These agates
Pseudomorph included
high concentric sagenitic banded and have bright colours. These agates are
most of the time irregular. You can find some regular like thundereggs. The
agates are often pseudomorph crystal (group of zeolotic, mostly
laumontite, perlialite, natrolite) included with sagenite. These agates contains the
following minerals: Al, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Na, sb, Zn, Zr,.
Some
agate are encrusted with calcite (my
webside/CALCITE ANALYSE.pdf
) rhombohedral, aragonite, common opal, cinnibar.
Some unknown
minerals have grown in the agate
cavities before being replaced and preserved by the gentle growth of agate.
The colours tend to come in a range from white to brown, black, blue, red,
yellow, green, grey, white and lavender.
Until now it is unknown how sagenite banded came in the
Cubuk agates. My theory is that Cubuk agates contains often organic oil.
Because of the chemical process (+/- 200 °C
) the sagenite banded developed.
Actually you can find agates everywhere within Turkey, but the
most beautiful agates come from North of Ankara, Cubuk. Within an area
of 30 kilometers of Cubuk you can find agates. It is a volcanic place at
2000 meter high. In Turkey you can also find agates in Yozgat, Tokat, Amasya,
Sinop, Kastamonu, Eskisehir, Izmir, Canakkale, Kütahya, Denizli, Mugla, Van,
Agri, Ararat, Erzincan, Hatay, Kars, Sivas and Hakkari. In Kizilcihamam
Camlidere (also in North Ankara) also very nice agates are found, but the Turkish
Government made a geologic park, which is not public anymore. Also a 10 kilometers area in Cubuk, Ankara is forbidden for people/companies to dig agates because there
are also perlite mines (MTA Turkish Government) in this area. Also there is
a gold mine but this one is already closed.
Important !!!
Captions to minerals or agates
images of any specimens which illustrate the page you will find at figures. All
rights are reserved to EURO-BIR,
and no image shall be reproduced
AGATE FROM TURKEY
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CODE : APS 1
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x14x17 cm.
WEIGHT : 1290 gr.
PRICE : Euro 600,--
Spectacular XXL Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite and white,
grey, brown, yellow, green banded. Collector specimen.
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CODE
: APS 2
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 4xx6x10,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 468 gr.
PRICE : Euro 550,--
Beautufil full
color Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded. Collector specimen.
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CODE
: APS 3
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 5x6x7
cm.
WEIGHT : 234 gr.
PRICE : Euro 150,--
Beautiful color Turkish sagenite banded agate (
Zeolites
probably after perlialite ).
Collector
specimen.
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CODE
: APS 4
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 8x8x8,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 1037 gr.
PRICE : Euro 135,--
Very nice color Turkish
sagenite banded agate.
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in any medium, for any r
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CODE
: APS 5
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 2,5x6x9,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 170 gr.
PRICE : Euro ,--
Beautiful color Turkish pseudomorph agate included sagenite and banded.
Collector specimen.
SOLD
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CODE
: APS 6
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 5x5x17 cm.
WEIGHT : 772 gr.
PRICE : Euro 300,--
Beautiful color
Turkish pseudomorph agate included sagenite banded and yellow green, black
shadow. Collector specimen.
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CODE
: APS 7
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 2,5x7x11,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 237 gr.
PRICE : Euro 115,--
Beautiful color Turkish banded agate with nice waterline. Collector
specimen.
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CODE
: APS 8
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 4x5x17 cm.
WEIGHT : 453 gr.
PRICE : Euro 300,--
Beautiful color
Turkish pseudomorph agate included sagenite banded and yellow green, black
shadow. Collector specimen.
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CODE
: APS 9
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 4x6x7
cm.
WEIGHT : 254 gr.
PRICE : Euro ,--
Very nice color Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded. Central
rainbow shadow, like iris agate.
SOLD
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CODE
: APS 10
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x6x7
cm.
WEIGHT : 202 gr.
PRICE : Euro 90,--
Very nice color
Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded. Central rainbow shadow,
like iris agate.
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CODE
: APS 11
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 6x7x12 cm.
WEIGHT : 551 gr.
PRICE : Euro 75,--
Beautiful color Turkish banded agate. Nice
crystallization and fine
waterline.
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CODE
: APS 12
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x3,5x8 cm.
WEIGHT : 128 gr
PRICE : Euro 70,--
Very nice color Turkish
pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded. ( After aragonite )
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CODE
: APS 13
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x4x6 cm.
WEIGHT : 148 gr.
PRICE : Euro 50,--
Beautiful color little Turkish pseudomorph agate with yellow, red, green
banded.
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CODE
: APS 14
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x5x7,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 216 gr.
PRICE : Euro 80,--
Very nice color
Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded. ( After aragonite )
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CODE
: APS 15
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 4x8x9 cm.
WEIGHT : 286 gr.
PRICE : Euro 85,--
Very nice color Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite with yellow, red,
black, white banded.
(Probably After
Anhydrite).
Collector
specimen.
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CODE
: APS 16
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 6x8x12,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 1202 gr.
PRICE : Euro ,--
Beautiful color Turkish pseudomorph agate
ncl. sagenite and banded. Translucent chalcedony with blue shadow pseudo
tubes formation. Central open pocket
fine crystal
druzy.
Collector
specimen.
SOLD
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CODE
: APS 17
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 2,5x6x11 cm.
WEIGHT : 345 gr.
PRICE : Euro 45,--
Multi color Turkish moss agate, with several fine banded and druzy.
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CODE
: APS 18
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 5x7x11 cm.
WEIGHT : 880 gr.
PRICE : Euro ,--
Rare Turkish
sagenite banded agate with stalatic moss.
SOLD
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CODE
: APS 19
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 2,5x10x11 cm.
WEIGHT : 451 gr.
PRICE : Euro 80,--
Very nice gold color Turkish banded agate with moss.
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CODE
: APS 20
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 5x7,5x10 cm.
WEIGHT : 946 gr.
PRICE : Euro 100,--
Beautiful color Turkish pseudomorph agate ncl. sagenite banded with pseudo
tubes formation and red, green, yellow shadow.
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CODE
: APS 21
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 2,5x6x11 cm.
WEIGHT : 222 gr.
PRICE : Euro 80,--
Very nice Turkish agate with black, yellow, green, blue banded.
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CODE
: APS 22
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 5x6x11,5 cm.
WEIGHT : 410 gr.
PRICE : Euro 90,--
Very nice Turkish agate with black, yellow, green, blue banded.
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CODE : APS 23
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 3x6x11 cm.
WEIGHT : 370 gr.
PRICE : Euro 125,--
Beautiful full color Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite banded.
Collector specimen.
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CODE
: APS 24
LOCATION : North Ankara - TURKEY
DIMENSION: +/- 4x4x12 cm.
WEIGHT : 336 gr.
PRICE : 150,--
Beautiful
color Turkish pseudomorph agate incl. sagenite with red, green, yellow
banded. Collector specimen.
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