MONTEFICO, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Cluster of terminated ilvaite crystals. The cluster is the combination of 4 ilvaites up to the size of 3.2 cm in size ! Minimal etching as typical for the species from this locality. Very nice specimen of 3.5x3.2x2.6 cm in size

MONTEFICO, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Small but nicely terminated ilvaite crystal. The crystal shows the classic bright black color and is 1.3x1x1 cm in size

Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy - Small black terminations of stand around a small amount of quartz matrix with a few isolated crystals of quartz. The quartz crystals are unfortunately broken for the most part with a few nicks to the ilvaite but plenty of very good crystals on display. The ilvaites are 0.5 cm in size. Overall size is 3.4 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm

Temperino mine, Campiglia Marittima, Grosseto, Italy - Nice specimen with a great coverage of  quartz crystals. Dispersed among the quartzes there are variious ilvaite crystals up to the size of 1 cm. There is also a super golden crystal of chalcopyrite of 1 cm in size ! Overall size is 11x6x5 cm