San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A very nice terminated polychrome elbaite stands on this specimen. The polychrome elbaites are quite uncommen, this elbaite is 0.7 cm in size and shows green/yellow/red colors and it is undamaged ! Close to it there is an other elbaite close to 1 cm ! Several other crystals are dispersed on the rock. A classsic valuable specimen from the homeland of elbaite ! overall size of the rock is 3.5x3x2.8 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This specimen hosts a lot of bright elbaites with a nice amber color. Their size is up to 0.8-1 cm and several of them are bi-terminated. There is also a nice cluster of quartz crystals. Overall size is 6x4x3.5 cmSan Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This specimen hosts a lot of bright elbaites with a nice amber color. Their size is up to 0.8-1 cm and several of them are bi-terminated. There is also a nice cluster of quartz crystals. Overall size is 6x4x3.5 cm

Yangshuo Mine,  Guilin Prefecture, China - Couple of large terminated plumbogommite crystals pseudomorph of pyromorphite. The crystals are up to 2.5 and 1.5 cm in size. Nice specimen !

Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China - Nice yellow/orange scheelite crystal on muscovite carpet. The scheelite is 0.9 cm on the edge. Nice specimen for the species. Overal size is 6.5x5x2 cm

Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil - parkling crystals of hematite throughout this crystallized quartz matrix, the quartz with inclusions and scattering's of yellowish rutile. Measures 6.5 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm.

Mawi, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Tantalite is relatively commen but it is not so common in large well shaped crystals ! this one is a  well displayed and terminated crystal of tantalite Mn with a little white feldspar retained mostly to one side of the crystal. No matrix but no damage to the crystal. Overall size is 1.8 × 1.6 × 0.45 cm

Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Romania - A rib of quartz covered matrix with dozens of fine sharp partly metallic cube octahedral galena crystals with clear blades of baryte intermixed. Some small tetrahedadral sphalerite crystals are also present at the fringes. The galenas are up to 0.5 cm and the barytes are up to 1 cm. Overall size is 7.1 × 8.6 × 4.2 cm

Heights Quarry, County Durham, United Kingdom - Soft yellow fluorite cubes with some slight twinning and very faint purple phantoms. The main fluorite is 1.7 cm in size. Overall size is 3.2x2.4x2.2 cm

Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that becomes blue under the sunlight ! The main fluorite crystals are 1.1 cm on the edge and there are several others all around the 2 main crystals. Among them there are dark black, with metallic luster, galena crystals of 0.7 cm on the edge. An old timer since this specimen has been aquired in the 2000 ! it comes with the orihinal label from the mine. Overall size is 6x4.5x4.5 cm

Rogerley mine, Frosterley, Durham Co., England - Very nice and esthetic fluorite specimen ! The rock hosts a number of cubic fluorites showing the classic green color under artificial light that becomes blue under the sunlight ! An old timer since this specimen has been aquired in the 2000 ! most of the crystals are 0.8-1 cm on the edge and form a nice cluster that dominates the whole specimen. There are at least more than 3 dozens crystals here ! Among the fluorites athere are also some galena crystals of 1 cm on the edge, black in color. Very nice specimen ! it comes with the orihinal label from the mine. Overall size is 7x5.5x5 cm