MONTEFICO, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Cluster of terminated ilvaite crystals. The cluster is the combination of 4 ilvaites up to the size of 3.2 cm in size ! Minimal etching as typical for the species from this locality. Very nice specimen of 3.5x3.2x2.6 cm in size

Valle Giove mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Super bright pyrite crystal of 3.5x2x1.5 cm in size ! The crystal is on a small hematite matrix. Very showy specimen of 3.5x3.5x2.5 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - On a nice grouping of feldspar crystals there are some bright orange spessartine crystals. Spessartine is a rare occurrence on the pegmatite of Elba. The feldspars are up to 1.5-2 cm in size and the spessartine are 0.2-0.3 cm show up on the feldspars. Overall size is 7x4.5x4 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Typical exmple of the structure of a crystallized vein inside the pockets of the pegmatite areas of Isola Elba. There is a 3 cm schorlite vein that shows various crystals throughout the specimen, nicely located close to quartz and feldspar crystals. The schorlite are up to 0.5 cm and some are biterminated. The feldspars are up to 2 cm on the edge ! overall size is 8x7.5x7 cm