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

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

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

Toi, Wanna, South Wazikistan, Pakistan - Well terminated bright lustrous faden quartz up to 2.5 cm in size ! There are also some brookite crystals of 0.5 cm ! Overall size is 7x3.5x3 cm

Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan - Nice bright spessartine are located on a quartz crystal close to a terminated 2 cm schorl. The spessartines are up to 0.5 cm in diameter. Overall size is 3.3 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm

GROTTA D'OGGI, SAN PIERO ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - The combination of black quartz and beryl is typical at Grotta d'Oggi quarry. This specimen hosts a nicely terminated waterclear beryl of 0.6 cm in size and some 2-4 mm black quartzes, nested in an open cavity. Nice rock of 3.5x3x2 cm

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Nice reference specimen from the pegmatite areas of Isola Elba, Italy ! The specimen has some tiny (2-3 mm) elbaites located on quartz and orthoclase crystals. The feldspars are up to 1 cm on the edge. Overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 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