Weight: 12.6 grams

📏 (Ruler in last photo shows size and weight)

🔍 Stone Description:
Needles Blue Agate slab from an area near Quartzsite, Arizona. This old stock desert agate is known for its soft sky-blue chalcedony and subtle translucency, sometimes accented by moss or dendritic inclusions. Highly sought after for its calming coloration and scarcity, it’s an excellent choice for collectors, cabbing, or display.

📌 Highlights:

Color Palette:
Pastel to medium blues, icy whites, smoky grays, and occasional tan or beige matrix.

Patterns:
Translucent chalcedony with faint fortification banding, soft plume structures, and natural color zoning.

Hardness:
Approx. 6.5–7 on Mohs scale

Location:
Collected near Quartzsite, Arizona, USA

Formation:
Silica-rich volcanic agate formed in desert basalt flows, developing blue chalcedony coloration from trace copper and iron minerals.

Rarity:
Needles Blue Agate is extremely limited and considered old stock material, as most known deposits near Quartzsite are long depleted. Few quality pieces still surface today, making it a prized collector’s agate and a rare find for lapidary work.

📦 Additional Information:
📸 Photos taken in studio lighting and direct light to highlight translucency, color zoning, and polished potential.

💧 The stone is wet in these photos to resemble what it will look like polished, showing its full color and depth.

📦 I combine shipping — check my shop for other slabs, cabs, and rare mineral specimens.

📦 Ships carefully and securely packaged.

🚭 All items come from a smoke-free home.

🔎 Note: Color may vary slightly depending on lighting and monitor settings. This is a natural, untreated stone.