SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - In this open cavity there are half a dozen elbaite crystals, all terminated ! The crystals are nested among quartz and feldspar crystals. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Nice rock of 8x4.5x4 cm

Fojnica, Central Bosnia Canton, Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Very nice terminated smoky crystal with hyaline termination 50 mm long. A classic from this locality. Overall size is 4.5x4.5x4 cm. Weight is 75 gr

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Colorless terminated beryl is nicely located on the white feldspar matrix. The crystal shows to be formaed by the combination of two crystals, compenetrated ! The size is 0.5x0.5 cm. Nice specimen of 4.5x4x4 cm

Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain - This specimen hosts a great abundance of perfect cubic fluorite crystals 1-1.2 cm on the edge ! There are dozens crystals here ! Their color is light violet and cover the whole rock on both sides  ! very nice classic specimen from Berbes, Spain. Overall size is 12.5 × 8 × 5.5 cm. Weight is 400 gr.

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Italy - Cluster of hematite crystals ! This rock is entirely composed by hematite crystals ! The largest is 2x1 cm in size ! Great brightness ! Overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 cm

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - This specimen hosts some waterclear quartz crystals with several terminated schorl crystals perched on them and among them ! The schorl are half a dozen, terminated and are up to 0.5 cm in size. There is also a beryl var. goshenite on the back of the specimen. Schorl and beryl is a frequent combination at the San Piero area. Overall size is 4.5x4.5x3.5 cm

FORCIONI DIKE, SANT ILARIO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Colorless beryls (goshenite) are nested among small feldspars on this specimen from the Forcioni area. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Overall size is 4x2.5x2.5 cm

BACINO MINE, RIO MARINA, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - The area of Bacino mine is now close and no more accessible for collecting. This bright hematite specimen have been collected in the early 2000 when minimal digging was permitted, though under the control of the Mine Park Assistants. The specimen is fully coverd by bright hematite crystals, with great luster ! the crystals are up to 0.5-0.8 cm on the edge. There are a dozen crystals ! overall size is 2.3x2x1.5 cm

Pitigliano quarry, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old specimen probably from late 80ies when the quarry was still operating. The rock is entirely composed by a grossular rich matrix that hosts a large vesuvianite crystal. The vesuvianite is 1x0.5x1 cm in size and stands on the edge of a cavity filled by 1-2 mm grossular crystals. Overall size is 6.5c5.5x4 cm.

Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy - Sculptural group of copper-rich aragonite with the classic delicate blue color. The aggregate consists of several sprays of elongated calcite, usually diverging as either a papillon (bowtie) of arrange in a semiparallel, artichoke fashion, then locally covered by a number of curvy coralloid aragonite crystallized wires. Quite a sought-after classic from this prolific mining district, now long defunct. Overall size is 7.6 × 5.1 × 4.5 cm. Weight is 70 gr. Ex Lehmann (CH) collection. Original label pasted on the specimen.