Facciatoia, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from the historical quarry of Facciatoia, now defunct. There is a 0.4 cm terminated pink/red elbaite inside a cavity of the pegmatite vein. Lot of quartz crystals all around and a grey orthoclase. The grey color is a classic for Facciatoia. Overall size is 5x4.5x3.5 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This specimen shows an open pegmatite cavity with a lot of schorl crystals, many of them are terminated. The schorl are up to 0.5 cm. Classically, there are several orthoclases, bright white and on one of them there is a 0.9 cm beryl, terminated and waterclear. Beryls are usually coupled with schorl at Isola Elba. The orthoclases are 1 cm on the edge. Overall size is 8.5x7x5 cm.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A classic combination specimen from the pegmatite areas of Isola Elba, Italy. This rock host several terminated schorl crystals up to 0.5-0.6 cm nicely located on cluster of quartz crystals. On the top of the cavity there is a beryl with a light blue color nicely located under the orthoclase ! nice specimen. Overall size is  7x6x3 cm.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Greatly terminated elbaite crystal nicely located on orthoclase small piece of matrix. The crystal shows greatly with nice change of color close to the top where it is with a light violet. The crystal is 1.7 cm in size !