LA FACCIATA QUARRY, APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Classic specimen from Apuane Alps ! There is a biterminates quartz crystals of 0.9 cm in size ! There are some other 2-3  mm quartz crystals around a nd a lot of tiny dolomite crystals. Overall size is 6.5x6x5 cm.

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old and very peculiar specimen since there are several 2-4 mm spessartines located on the faces of the feldspar crystals partly covered by waterclear quartz crystals. Nice specimen of 4.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size

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

Facciatoia, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from the historical quarry of Facciatoia, now defunct. The veins of this quarry produced a number of fantastic colored elbaites. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated pink elbaite of 0.7 cm in size. All around there are a lot of quartz, pink feldspars and albites ! A specimen almost impossible to find ! No damage. Overall size is 8.5x4.5x3.5 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

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

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

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Typical fragment of a pegmatite pocket from Isola Elba., Italy. The specimen has several terminated quartz crystals up to 2 cm in size with a lot of cluster of white albite. Overall size is 5x4x3.5 cm

PORTICCIOLO, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Nice coating of prasio quartz on a crystalline hedembergite matrix. The prasio crystals have a nice green color and are up to 1.5-1.7 cm in size. Overall soze of this specimen is 8.5x6.5x4.5 cm.