Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a satiny luster.  This species is not often seen in dealers stocks or even in museums ! This crystal is 1.4x0.9x0.5 cm and shows nice termination and luster. Super rare specimen.

Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a satiny luster. The crystals are foliated in parallel growth, much like mica. This species is not often seen in dealers stocks or even in museums ! This crystal is 1.2x1.1x0.4 cm and shows nice termination and luster. Super rare specimen.

Pollone Mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - Geocronite is a rare sulfide that can be found in this Italian locality. Crystals are very rare ! This rock hosts a crystalline mass of 16 mm embedded in the quartz with a nice and typical metallic grey color. Overall size 7 × 4.4 × 4.2 cm. Weight is 131 gr.

Val Biacchella, Sacrofano, Roma, Italy - Light blue hauina crystal of 1x0.6 cm shows nicely on this lavic matrix. There are some other smaller crystals all close to this one. Real nice specimen of 4.5x4x2.5 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

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

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Bright amount of hematite crystals cover this rock ! The crystals are up yo 1.5 cm in size ! A classic from Italy. Overall size is 8x4x3.5 cm

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super grade specimen of bright sparklin hematite ! The crystal have an incredible metallic and shining brightness ! There are a lot of terminated hematites up to 1.5 cm in size ! The whole specimen is hematite with a clustr of almost two dozens crystals ! a super esthetic specimen of 5x4x3.3 cm. Weight is 130 gr.

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super rich specimen from Isola Elba, Italy. This rock hosts a great abundance of terminated bright metallic hematite crystals ! This is a pure classic for any collection ! The hematites are up to 1.5 cm wide and show a great brightness ! there also a lot of 0.3-0.5 cm quartz crystals that emerge among the hematites. A superb classic of 5.5x3.5x3.5 cm

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