Stak Nala, Skardu District, Pakistan - Double terminated elbaite attached to a book of cleavelandite. The crystal is undamaged and 3.2 cm long ! it shows a light yellow on one end and green on the other. There is a smaller 1.3 cm terminated elbaite on a side. Overall size is 4.7x2.5x2 cm

Chamachu, Baltistan, Pakistan - A single crystal of indicolite of 1.9 cm in size emerges from a surround of cleavelandite and presses up against a large book of mica. The indicolite is a deep blue colour with lighter blue colour at the end. The termination is not clean rather a stunted mottled finish. Undamaged. Overall size is 4.3x3x2 cm

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

Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Spectacular terminated crystal of 3.7x1.5x1.5 cm in size. The crystal has a lot of cleavelandite on its faces and show a nice termination ! The color of the crystal are well visible and are from red to green to a light violet close to the top ! real showy !

Barra das Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Very nice biterminated crystal of rubellite ! The crystal is 4.7x1x1 cm in size. The color is red with gemmy aspect ! The crystal is a floater. No damage.

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

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

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

Pakistan - There is a large terminated elbaite crystal located close to large quartz crystals. The elbaite shows a dark green color and has indicolite color close to the top. The quartz crystals are up to 4.7 cm in size ! Nice specimen of 5x4x3 cm

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