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SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - This petalite etched crystal has a very peculiar shape: it looks like the profile of a "lama", isn'it ? It has a nice luster, and it is 1.5x1x0.7 cm in size.
SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Nice gemmy petalite crystal. This petalite has maintained the triangular shape of the crystal. The size is 1.2x0.8x0.5 cm.
SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Spessartite has been found inside the pockets of the Elba pegmatites only in few occasions. The last one was in 1994 when the Rosina dike was found and exhausted ! This specimen is from that finding. There is a nicely terminated crystal of 0.4 cm and smaller one close to it. Overall size is 4.5x3x2 cm.
SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - A typical hetched petalite crystal, usually found when openeing new pegmatite veins. The crystal is 1.8x1.1x0.7 cm in size. It shows some gemmy areas.