Meerschaum is a mineral identified with Eskisehir, developing small city in Turkey near capital city Ankara. Meerschaum means sea foam originally a German word describing brightness and lightness of meerschaum This valuable stone is found in France, Spain, Pennsylvania, Utah, South Carolina, Crimea, Bosnia Herzegovina, Vienna, Austria, Greece and Tanzania but the most quality meerschaum reserves are in Eskisehir, Turkey. Because top quality and whitest meerschaum is just in Eskisehir and this reality is universally accepted by experts that the purest quality meerschaum comes from Turkey. So that means mainland of meerschaum is Eskisehir. Because of this material?? value, Turkish Government prohibited exportation of raw meerschaum and now all meerschaum shafts are under protection of Turkish Government.