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

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - There are various deep orange/red spessartines on this rock, all nested in the albite coated feldspars. The spessartines are up to 0.4 cm. Nice rock of 5x4x2 cm. 1994 finding.

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - In this open cavity there are half a dozen elbaite crystals, all terminated ! The crystals are nested among quartz and feldspar crystals. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Nice rock of 8x4.5x4 cm

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Colorless terminated beryl is nicely located on the white feldspar matrix. The crystal shows to be formaed by the combination of two crystals, compenetrated ! The size is 0.5x0.5 cm. Nice specimen of 4.5x4x4 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Italy - Cluster of hematite crystals ! This rock is entirely composed by hematite crystals ! The largest is 2x1 cm in size ! Great brightness ! Overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 cm

Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy - A classic finding from the ligurian rodingites. This area is famous for the bright and deep red Hessonite crystals that occur in the rodingites of the Appennine Mountains. This specimen is from an old collection and is from the finding of the late 70ies. There are several bright hessonites up to 0.7 cm in size among clinochlore crystals. Overall size is 6.5 × 4.4 × 3.5 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - This specimen hosts some waterclear quartz crystals with several terminated schorl crystals perched on them and among them ! The schorl are half a dozen, terminated and are up to 0.5 cm in size. There is also a beryl var. goshenite on the back of the specimen. Schorl and beryl is a frequent combination at the San Piero area. Overall size is 4.5x4.5x3.5 cm

Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals to the size of 1.5 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 6.5x5.5x5.5 cm. Weight is 200 gr.

FORCIONI DIKE, SANT ILARIO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Colorless beryls (goshenite) are nested among small feldspars on this specimen from the Forcioni area. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Overall size is 4x2.5x2.5 cm

BACINO MINE, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - The area of Bacino mine is now close and no more accessible for collecting. This bright hematite specimen have been collected in the early 2000 when minimal digging was permitted, though under the control of the Mine Park Assistants. The specimen is fully coverd by bright hematite crystals, with great luster ! the crystals are up to 0.5-0.8 cm on the edge. There are a dozen crystals ! overall size is 2.3x2x1.5 cm