Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Nice bright and iridescent hematite crystals to 0.8-1 cm in size show among quartz crystals on an hematite matrix. A classic from Isola Elba iron mines ! Showy specimen of 3.5x2x2 cm

Gorgolinato, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old classic. Gorgolinato is an old area that produced a number of fine schorl and beryl crystals. This specimen hosts some schorl crystal, being the main one 1cm in size and all located on the top of some feldspars and quartz crystals. Nice rock of 4.5x4x2 cm

Gorgolinato, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old classic. Gorgolinato is an old area that produced a number of fine schorl and beryl crystals. This specimen hosts several bright terminated schorls up to 0.5 cm all around various quartz and feldspars. Nice rock of 3.5x3x2 cm

Catri, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Nice old timer. This specimen is from a quite old famous locality close to Sant Ilario, Isola Elba. The specimen hosts more than 6 terminated bright yellow elbaites nicely dispersed among terminated quartz and orthoclase crystals. The elbaites are up to 0.5-0.7 cm in size and show a great color. Quartz and orthoclase are up to 1 cm. Dispersed on the quartz and feldspars there are a number of not terminated elbaites, broken probably when the cavity was opened ! overall size is 6.5x4x4 cm. Old labels.

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nicely terminated quartz of 3.5 cm in size from the Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. There are some chlorite crystals inside and on the surface of the side faces of the crystal.Lot of smaller quartz all around. Overall size is 5x3x2.5 cm

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

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from the San Piero area. The rock hosts a well terminated multicolor elbaite of 1 cm  in size ! Rare finding ! The elbaite shows green, light green and pink colors close to the top ! The elbaite is nicely nested close to a feldspar of about 4 cm on the edge ! several quartz crystals around. Overall size is 5.5x5x3 cm

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice cluster of amber-in-color quartz crystals. There are several quartz crystals and the main one is 3 cm in size.  ! Some of the smaller are biterminated. Micro sulfides crystals on some of the faces of the qaurtzes. Overall size is 5.5x3x2.8 cm

Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia - A great crystal of with light amethyst color from Brandberg.  Nice terminated crystal of 6.7 cm in size ! Overal size is 7.1 × 4 × 3.5 cm

Goboboseb Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia - A very nice group of parallel scepter amethyst crystals up to 4 cm in size on matrix from a renowned locality in Namibia. a nice specimen with a good color. Overall specimen is  7.7 × 6 × 4.8 cm in size