Valle Giove mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Bright pyrite pentadodechahedron crystal of 2 cm on the edge and 3x2.4 cm in size. There is a small amount of hematite matrix on one side and some other small pyrite crystals. Nice !

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice cluster of amber-in-color quartz crystals. There are several quartz crystals and the main one is 3 cm in size.  ! Some of the smaller are biterminated. Micro sulfides crystals on some of the faces of the qaurtzes. Overall size is 5.5x3x2.8 cm

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nicely terminated quartz of 3.5 cm in size from the Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. There are some chlorite crystals inside and on the surface of the side faces of the crystal.Lot of smaller quartz all around. Overall size is 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

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - A classic from this famous Italian mine. The specimen is composed by crystalline quartx matrix with a well exposed terminated lightly smoky quartz crystal up to 2.7 cm in size. There are some other smaller quartzes with some sulfides coating on some faces. There is also a well defined and terminated white baryte crystal of 1.5 cm in size. Overall size is 6.5x5x4 cm. Weight is 95 gr.

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.

35POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Very nice cluster of amber-in-color quartz crystals. The main crystal is 5x3.5x3 cm and is biterminated. Also the other quartzes are biterminated and up to 2.5 cm in size ! Overall size is 5x4.5x3 cm

POLLONE MINE, LUCCA, ITALY - Nice brigth waterclear quartzes, terminated, with some 2-4 mm baryte crystals, white in color. Classic from Pollone mine, Lucca, Italy. The quartz crystals are 1.5-1.7 cm in size. Overall size is 4x3x1 cm

Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania - A classic from this Rumenian locality. There are dozens of terminated quartz crystals up to 1-2 cm in size and among them there are a couple of terminated realgar crystals of 0.5 cm in size ! Neci specimen of 6x4x3 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A nicely terminated 1.4 cm long schorl shows on this pegmatite matrix. The rystal is perfectly terminated and shows greatly on this rock. At the base it has a narural contact on the matrix and no damage ! Nice crystal from Elba ! overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 cm