CRUZEIRO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - Greatly terminated green elbaite of 2.5x0.3x0.3 cm in size. Great colors: pink-light green-green.

Stak Nala, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - An aesthetic well terminated gemmy elbaite in combination with minor microlite & cleavelandite. The elbaite is 2.3 cm long and is perfectly terminated. The cleavelandite crystals are 1-1.3 cm wide and on some of these crystals there are some millimetric light brown microlites. Overall size is 2.6 × 2.2 × 1.1 cm

CRUZEIRO MINE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL - Greatly terminated red elbaite of 3.4x0.3x0.3 cm in size. Great colors: red and light green at the base

Facciatoia, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen from the historical quarry of Facciatoia, now defunct. There is a 0.4 cm terminated pink/red elbaite inside a cavity of the pegmatite vein. Lot of quartz crystals all around and a grey orthoclase. The grey color is a classic for Facciatoia. Overall size is 5x4.5x3.5 cm

Minas Gerais, Brazil - A very nice and esthetic specimen ! A quartz point, perfectly terminated hosts a couple of bright green elbaites that emerge from the quartz crystal. A third elbaite is completely frozen inside the quartz. Real nice and peculiar Brazilian specimen of 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size. Weight is 20 gr.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This specimen hosts a lot of bright elbaites with a nice amber color. Their size is up to 0.8-1 cm and several of them are bi-terminated. There is also a nice cluster of quartz crystals. Overall size is 6x4x3.5 cmSan Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This specimen hosts a lot of bright elbaites with a nice amber color. Their size is up to 0.8-1 cm and several of them are bi-terminated. There is also a nice cluster of quartz crystals. Overall size is 6x4x3.5 cm

Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose Safian City, Minas gerais, Brazil - Perfectly terminated pink and green elbaite of 2.3x0.5x0.5 cm in size ! No damage ! Great colors !

Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose Safian City, Minas gerais, Brazil - Greatly terminated elbaite. The crystal shows pink and red colors. The size is 2x0.3x0.3 cm. Weight is close to 2 gr.

Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose Safian City, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Greatly terminated elbaite. The crystal shows pink and red colors. The size is 2.4x0.5x0.4 cm. Weight is around 2 gr.

Paprook, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - A nice single terminated crystal of elbaite from this well known and famous Afghan locality. The crystal has with a soft pink/red top. The elbaite is pristine and undamaged and is 2 cm in size ! Overall size 3.5x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 18 gr