San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen, collected at the beginning of 1900, probably from Grotta d'Oggi area. It hosts a couple of perfectly terminated light blue beryls , growing as parallel twins, one is 1.5 and the other 0.6 cm in size. No damage. There are several orthoclases and quartz crystals all around. Very nice display of this old specimen of 6x5.5x3.5 cm. It comes with the old label.

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from a collection recently aquired. There are 2 bright pink morganite crystals of 0.7-0.8 cm in size that are located close to a quartz. The morganites are one close to the other. An old timer, morganites are very rare. Overall size is 3x3x3 cm

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from a german collection. The rock hosts a terminated goshenite beryl 1 cm in size which is nicely nested close to a feldspar. A classic from the old locality of grotta d'Oggi ! overall size is 6x4.5x3.5 cm. Old label also from Krantz collection.

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from a german collection. This specimen is characterized by a biterminated quartz crystal of 2 cm in length with a lot of albite cluster all around it and among them there are a couple of perfectly terminated multicolor elbaites up to 0.6 cm in size. There are also some brown millimetric microlites, beryls dispersed among the albites and the books of cleavelandite. Very nice old timer of 5x4x2.5 cm.

Muzo, Colombia - A very nice green terminated emerald crystal is located on this rock between quartz crystals. The emerald is 1 cm long and is perfectly terminated. Great specimen of 2.5x2.2x2 cm

Paprook, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Here we have a pair of well terminated pale pink beryl crystals perched on top of a pegmatite matrix with quartz and mica. Both crystals have a nice shape and have some minor chips and misty lustre - but have a great shape. The main crystal is 3x1.8 cm in size ! Also present is abundant orange to light brown microlite (group) in a range of octahedral crystals. Really nice combination. Overall size is 7.8x6.3x5.6 cm

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan -  Terminated beryl with a nice light blue color shows among large muscovite crystals. The beryl is 2.3 cm and the muscovite are up to 2 cm on the edge. Overall size is 6x5.5x3 cm

Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice terminated beryl 1.5 cm wide shows among muscovite crystals. The crystal emerges for 1 cm from the muscovite. Nice specimen of 4.5x3.5x2 cm in size

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super beryl crystal shows nicely on this specimen ! The crystal is 0.6x0.6 cm and is beautiful goshenite.  Some schorl around. Great specimen of 5x3x2 cm in size

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Interesting combination specimen. There is a terminated beryl of 0.9x0.8 cm in size nicely located on a feldspar crystal. Close to them there are some bright orange spessartine crystals. The specimen hosts also various albite crystals, some incomplete elbaite crystals and other feldspars up to 2.5 cm on the edge ! in a cavity there is a well defined cluster of green millimetric zircon crystals. Very peculiar rock of 9.5x6.5x4 cm