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 - BrighT cassiterite crystal of 2 mm in size shows up on feldspar crystal. The luster is perfect as well as the terminations. No damage ! Overall size is 4x2x3 cm

GROTTA D'OGGI, SAN PIERO ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - The combination of black quartz and beryl is typical at Grotta d'Oggi quarry. This specimen hosts a nicely terminated waterclear beryl of 0.6 cm in size and some 2-4 mm black quartzes, nested in an open cavity. Nice rock of 3.5x3x2 cm

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Bright millimetric cassiterite crystal shows on the white feldspar matrix of this specimen. Tiny but nice crystal. Overall size is 4x3x3 cm