San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Super high quality petalite specimen of the rare PETALITE ! The specimen is entirely composed by petalite, classically etched inside the pockets of Isola Elba. A very rare occurrence since this mineral is easily disrupted inside the pockets. The crystal is 3x2x1.6 cm in size. A great and rare specimen to get ! 3.3x3x1.6 cm. Weight is 17 gr.

Lepang, Laos - A super specimen with incredible bright azurite crystals ! There are hundreds aof azurite crystals to the size of 0.5-0.8 cm terminated and greatly showing ! The matrix is malachite. A super showy specimen of 6x5x3.8 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 - A great amount, hundreds of terminated schorl crystals cover most of the surface of this pegmatite specimen ! Classicallythe schorl crystals are grouped in  cluster on orthoclases or quartz crystals. This kind of aspect is typical when opening the pockets where there had been not so great space to develop large and/or big schorl crystals. Though it has 2-4 mm crystals, the sight is interesting for the brigthness and the luster of the terminations ! overall size is 11x7x3.5 cm. Weight is 330 gr

Valle Giove mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A classic specimen from the iron ores of Isola Elba, Italy. This specimen shows a hematite matricrystalline matrix that hosts a dozen of golden crystals of pentagonododecahedron pyrites. The crystals show a nice habit and are well exposed on the matrix ! their size is up to 1.8 cm ! classic and showy rock from this well known locality. Overall size is 9x7x6.5 cm. Weight is 635 gr.

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super grade specimen of bright sparklin hematite ! The crystal have an incredible metallic and shining brightness ! There are a lot of terminated hematites up to 1.5 cm in size ! The whole specimen is hematite with a clustr of almost two dozens crystals ! a super esthetic specimen of 5x4x3.3 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

Shanghbao mine, Hunan Prov., China - A very nice fluorite specimen from thi famous locality. There are various fluorite crystals showing a nice waterclear aspect. The largest fluorite is 1 cm on the edge and shows a beautiful cuboctahedral violet phantom inside ! such phantom can be seen also in other crystals of this rock. Lot of colorless quartz are the crystalline matrix on which the fluoritea are nested. Some pyrite cubes also present. Nice esthetic specimen of 5x3x2.5 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Large and rich of crystals specimen from this famous locality. There are a lot of hematite blades and crystals one close to the others. Many of them show the classic iridescence ! crystalas are up to 2 cm in size. A classic from Italy. Overall size is 7.5x4.5x4.5 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Large and rich of crystals specimen from this famous locality. There are dozens of bright hematite crystals to the size of 1.3-1.8 cm. A classic from Italy. Overall size is 7x6x4.5 cm

Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada - Typical specimen of rhombohedral pink rhodochrosite crystals, associated with acicular green aegirine, highly fluorescent albite and elpidite crystals. The rhodocrosite are up to 0.4- 0.5 cm in size. Overall size is 9 × 5.5 × 5 cm. Weight is 180 gr. Ex Francois Lortie specimen (original label)