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

Heights Quarry, County Durham, United Kingdom - Soft yellow fluorite cubes with some slight twinning and very faint purple phantoms. The main fluorite is 1.7 cm in size. Overall size is 3.2x2.4x2.2 cm

Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Romania - A rib of quartz covered matrix with dozens of fine sharp partly metallic cube octahedral galena crystals with clear blades of baryte intermixed. Some small tetrahedadral sphalerite crystals are also present at the fringes. The galenas are up to 0.5 cm and the barytes are up to 1 cm. Overall size is 7.1 × 8.6 × 4.2 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

Navajun, Spain - Brygth golden pyrite cube of 1.5 cm on the edge shows nicely on matrix ! A classic from Spain. This is a well known locality the produces quite perfect pyrite cubes. Overall size is 7.5x4x3.5 cm. Weight is 111 gr

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A nice cluster of bright hematite crystals from Isola Elba, Italy ! There are several crystals and a couple of them are 1 cm in size ! Nice metallic luster. Overall size is 2x1.6x1.5 cm

Valle Giove mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This is classic that Elba lovers know very well ! There are some 0.4 cm fluorite crystals on the pyrite and hematite matrix of this specimen. From an old collection. Overall size 6x5.5x2.5 cm

CAMPO DI SASSO, BIBBONA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Interesting specimen with nice bright honey sphalerite crystals up to 0.4 cm with a lot of galena cubic crystals. On most of them and dispersed on the quartz crystals there are a lot of zinchenite and stibnite millimetric crystals. Overall size is 8.5x5x4 cm.

Colonnata quarry, Apune Alps, Carrara, Italy - Terminated bright yellow sulfur crystal of 0.4 cm in size in nicely located on the white marble ! There are also a lot of terminated calcite crystals. The yellow color make the sulfur well visible ! Overall size is 4.5x4x3.5 cm

BOTTINO MINE, SERAVEZZA, CARRARA, ITALY - Very nice specimen from this hystoriacal and well known italian locality ! This rock hosts a lot of perfectly terminated sphalerite crystals (blenda) up to the size of 0.4 cm on the edge ! They all show great luster and brightness. Choice specimen of 4x2.8x2.5 cm