Tourmalines from Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy

Giglio Island is one of the island of the Arcipelagus of Toscany, Italy, probably the most beautiful together with Elba Island ! at present the whole Arcipelagus is a Park and at Giglio is difficult to locate and work to collect minerals. In this page we present some of the latest finding of perfectly terminated black tourmalines (schorlite). Something that today is impossible to get due to digging and collecting restrictions.



ITA-C145

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Cluster of terminated schorlits on quartz crystals. The schorlites are up to 0.5 cm and show a great luster ! Overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm.

€ 45



ITA-C146

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Cluster of schorlite crystals and quartz. The tourmalines are up to 0.5-0.6 cm, and show a nice luster. Good specimen for the locality ! Overall size is 3x2x2 cm.

€ 50


ITA-C147

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Among many feldspar crystalsthere is terminated 0.8x0.8 cm schorlite. The crystal is well shape and well visible ! Overall size is 6.5x6.5x3.5 cm.

€ 65



ITA-C148

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - This specimen hosts a large centimetric schorlite crystal. The schorlite is located inside a cavity of the feldspar matrix and is 1x0.8 cm in size ! Overall size of the rock is 7.5x6x5 cm

€ 65




 

ITA-C149

TOURMALINE   sold

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Quite large schorlite for the locality. The crystal is 1 cm in size and stands nicely on feldspars. Overall size is 7x7x5 cm

€ 70




ITA-C150

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Great schorlite cluster ! There are half a dozen well terminated bright schorlites to 0.8 cm. Overall size is 4.5x3.5x3 cm.

€ 65




ITA-C151   sold

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - There are 2 terminated schorlites here, both are 0.8 cm in size. They are well visible on the quartz crystals. One of the two shows a great luster while the other has visible fractures with integer crystal ! Overall size is 5x4.5x4 cm.

€ 70




ITA-C152

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - This rock hosts several bright schorlite crystals up to 0.4-0.5 cm dispersed among feldspars and quartz crystals. Nice rock of 5x3x3 cm

€ 50




ITA-C153  sold

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Very nice specimen ! A perfectly terminated schorlite of 0.7x0.5 in size is nested among quartz and terminated feldspars. Other smaller schorlites around. Showy rock of 6x4x3.5 cm

€ 70



ITA-C154  reserved

TOURMALINE

Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - There are more than a dozen schorlites grouped to form clusters of bright crystals on feldspar matrix. Nice specimen of 6x5x4 cm

€ 70

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