LA SPERANZA, SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - The area of La Speranza was one of the oldest area where tourmalines and other pegmatite minerals have been found during the 18th century. More or less 30 years ago a vein was resumed and worked again with some nice findings ! this beryl is from that old findings. The crystal is biterminated and shows multiple terminations and a light blue color. Its size is 0.7x0.6x0.5 cm, quite large for the location ! a great oldtimer. Overall size is 7x5x4.5 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.

Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia - A single perfect striated blue aquamarine crystal shows up on a small mass of small irregular orthoclase crystals. The exposed crystal measures to 4 cm in size !! Great color and very fine specimen from this well known locality. This specimen has been collcrted in 1996. Overall size is 4 × 3.1 × 2.4 cm. Weight is 42 gr

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.

Karibib District, Erongo region, Namibia - A superb biterminated beryl var aquamarine of 4 cm in size stands on a small matrix. The color is a superb light blue and it is really attractive. The beryl is terminated on both ends ! Super specimen of 4x2.5x2.5 cm in size. Ex Clollectors Edge coll.

Karibib District, Erongo region, Namibia - A superb biterminated beryl var aquamarine 4.8 cm in size ! The color is great and the crystal has a nice blue transparency close to the top. Looking attently, the specimen is actually composed by 3 parallel beryls ! a super specimen of 4.8x1.5x1 cm in size. Ex Crystal Classics coll.

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

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Super bright, gemmy beryl shows on this specimen ! The beryl is 0.9x0.8x0.7 cm in size and is perfectly located close to quartz and orthoclase crystals.  Close to the beryl there are a number of yellow/green elbaites of 0.5 cm in size. Overall size is 5x3.5x2.5 cm.

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.

Muzo, Colombia - A super esthetic specimen hosting a perfectly terminated emerald crystal of 1.9 cm in size ! The color is bright green. The crystal has no damage and sits on quartz crystals. Other partial emeralds all around. Overall size is 5x3.5x3 cm