SHINGUS, GILGIT, PAKISTAN - Nice 1.6x0.7 cm pink elbaite. The crystal has a nice pink color and shows a flat termimation.

Teixerinha Minas Gerais, Brazil - On a section of crystalline green elbaite there is a perfectly terminated elbaite of 1.2 cm in size. Nice specimen of 2x1.5x1 cm in size.

Stak Nala, Northern Areas, Pakistan - A pretty little specimen of a flat lying mostly pink termination of elbaite of feldspar matrix with lepidolite and tiny fragments of garnet etc. The elbaite is 1.2 cm long. Overall size is 3.8x3.8x1.8 cm

Northern Areas, Pakistan - There are a couple of elbaites but only one is terminated. The size of the main crystal is 2 cm and shows a nice green color close to the top ! Overall size of the specimen is 2.8x2.5x2 cm

CRUZEIRO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - Greatly terminated red elbaite of 3.4x0.3x0.3 cm in size. Great colors: red and light green at the base

CRUZEIRO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - Greatly terminated green elbaite of 2.5x0.3x0.3 cm in size. Great colors: pink-light green-green.

Ibit Valley, Madagascar - Cluster of green/yellow elbaites composed by crystals up to the size of 2 cm ! Overall size is 2.2x18x1.5 cm

Chyta Region, Malhan Mountains, Russia - Nicely terminated elbaite of 1.5x0.8x0.5 cm with a great red color. Partly gemmy !

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 Silvestro dike, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - San Silvestro has been one of the oldest pegmatite vein worked at the San Piero area, aftwer the Speranza quarry. Now it is exausted and almost no traces are left of its location. This specimen is from my personal collection. There are 3 perfectly terminated elbaites ! the main crystals are 0.5 cm in size and show a deep brown/green color while the top is light green. The smallest elbaite is located just below the other 2 crystals, with the same aspect. Very nice thumbnail. Great esthetics ! overall size is 2.2x2.2x1.8 cm.