Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old and very peculiar specimen since there are several 2-4 mm spessartines located on the faces of the feldspar crystals partly covered by waterclear quartz crystals. Nice specimen of 4.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen with some spessartine crystals on. Spessartine is an extremely rare mineral at grotta d'oggi ! This specimen is from an old collection of the beginning of the 50ies. This rock hosts some spessartine crystals on feldspars and quartz crystals. There are also some tourmalines. Spessartines are in the range of 1-4 mm. Overall size is 7.5x4x3.5 cm.

Forcioni dike, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A spectacular specimen from one of the best elbaite findings of the early 90ies. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated and undamaged multicolor elbaite 1.7 cm in size. The colors are spectacular ! there is an other multicolor elbaite of 1.6 cm on the left ! and a couple of smaller ones are inside the small cavity where the main crystal is located. Lot of other minerals such as lepidolite, ortoclase and albite. A great showy specimen of 7x5.5x5 cm in size

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San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Bright orange spessartine crystal 0.7 cm wide shows greatly on this rock. Some white quartz crystals are close to the spessartine. This specimen is from a finding of 1994. Overall size is 3x3x2 cm

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