Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.25 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x2 cm.

Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - Terminated deep brown/red sphalerite crystals of 0.3 cm. The crystals are well visible on the 3.5x3x3 cm matrix.

Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark red sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.2 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x1 cm.

Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is 0.25 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 3.5x2.5x1.5 cm.

Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - This marble specimen hosts a cluster of terminated deep brown/red sphalerite crystals of 0.4 cm nicely nested in an open cavity. The cluster shows nicely on the white marble. Overall size is 4x3.5x2 cm.

Calagio, Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A dark brown sphalerite crystal shows up on the white marble. The sphalerite is close to 0.3 cm. Overall size of the specimen is 4.5x2.5x2 cm.

APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Brown terminated wurtzite crystal of 1 mm in size shows nicely on the white marble. Wurtzite is almost a rare mineral at the Apuane Alps. Showy specimen of 5x3x4 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

COLONNATA QUARRY, APUANE ALPS, CARRARA, ITALY - Bright yellow sulfur crystal of 0.3 cm in size, perfectly terminated, shows on the white marble. The crystals is close to some calcite crystals up to 0.6 cm in size. A classic, not frequent finding ! overall size is 7.2x5x4 cm. Weight is 215 gr.

COLONNATA QUARRY, CARRARA, ITALY - A rare and classic from Apuane Alps. This marble specimen has a quite large cavity in whiche a terminated sulfur crystal is nested. The sulfur is 0.7 cm in size and shows anice yellow color. A nice specimen ! Overall size is 5x4.5x4 cm. Weight is 170 gr.