Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, sardegna, Italy - Very nice off-matrix cerussite specimen of 3.5x1.5x1 cm in size. Classic striated crystal. From an old collection if the 70ies.

Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, sardegna, Italy - Greatly terminated offmatrix white cerussite crystal of 4.7x1x0,5 cm in size. This crystal is from a very old collection of the 70ies.

SAN FILIPPO MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - An old timer. This specimen is from an old collection. It has been found in 1978 and shows a large nodule of cinnabar (6x6 cm in size) with a great abundance of tiny/micro crystals. There are also small schalenoedric crystals of calcite. Quite heavy rock ! overall size is 12x10x7 cm. Old labels also.

ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - A heavy cinnabar specimen, with several open cavities with a lot of cinnabar crystals ! The color is bright red, as usual for this species. Overall size is 7.5x4.5x4 cm.

ABBADIA SAN SALVATORE MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - A quite large and heavy specimen mostly composed by cinnabar. The whole rock is covered by tiny, brilliant red crystals of cinnabar. Not easy to find such large old timer specimen from this well known locality ! The whole rock is 7.5x6x4 cm in size.

MONTE LABBRO, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - This specimen is from one of the old locations where cinnabar was extracted in ancient times. It is a cinnabar matrix completely covered by tiny micro cinnabar crystals. Quite heavy rock ! Overall size is 7x4x3.5 cm. It comes with old labels. Found in 1960.

Siele Mine, Piancastagnaio, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy - Top fine classic sample with red"strawberry" of cinnabar up to 17 mm diameter on sandstone matrix. Not easy to find ! Overall size is 9 × 5.5 × 2 cm. Weight is 125 gr.

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.9 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.5 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! The best and better defined crystals of cordierite ever found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.7 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x3x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.