Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of millimetric crystals nicely dispersed on an open cavity. Overall size is 3x3x2.2 cm

Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has several clusters of millimetric crystals. Overall size is 3.5x2x1.5 cm

Le Cetine mine, Siena, Italy - A rare mineral from the type locality. Onoratoite derves from stibnite oxidation and shows as groups of white acicular crystals. This rock has a great cluster of millimetric crystals well visible on the edge of an open cavity. Overall size is 4x2.5x1.5 cm

MARRUBIU QUARRY, ORISTANO, ITALY - Nice vulcanic matrix with a large open cavity with a lot of bright black osumilite crystals of 2 mm in size. Real nice specimen of 8.5x7x6 cm

Pereta Mine, Scansano, Tuscany, Italy - Red globules of ottensite on altered stibnite. Pereta is the first natural (non-slag) locality for this rare antimony oxide, and the specimen is also host to microscopic colorless aggregates (not visible under normal microscopes) of two other rare oxides - brizziite and mopungite.Overall size 4x2.2x1.5 cm 

It looks like the inside of a cave, with stalagtites and stalagmites ! 13x5 cm

Mt. Cavalluccio,  Campagnano di Roma,  Sacrofano Caldera,  Rome Province, Latium,  Italy - Rare specimen of Peprossiite-Ce on matrix. According to mindat, this mineral species is the first  anhydrous rare-earth-element borate and is found in only 4 localities, all located within Latium, Italy. Thumbnail of 1.2x1x0.9 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Large, bright and gemmy petalite crystal. This petalite is among the largest we found in the last 2 years. It is a rare mineral at the Elba pegmatite. It measures 2.2x1.6x1 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Gemmy petalite crystal of 2x1.5x1.3 cm in size. Very nice and bright !

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Super high quality petalite specimen of the rare PETALITE ! The specimen is entirely composed by petalite, classically etched inside the pockets of Isola Elba. A very rare occurrence since this mineral is easily disrupted inside the pockets. The crystal is 3x2x1.6 cm in size. A great and rare specimen to get ! 3.3x3x1.6 cm. Weight is 17 gr.