Giglio Island, Toscany, Italy - Among many feldspar crystalsthere is terminated 0.8x0.8 cm schorlite. The crystal is well shape and well visible ! Overall size is 6.5x6.5x3.5 cm.

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

HERJA MINE, BAIA MARE, MARAMURES, ROMANIA - An incredible showy specimen ! There are hundreds of crystals ! All crystals are terminated and bright metallic in luster ! Their size is up to 6.5 cm ! The specimen is composed by clusters of crystals forming a complex of 6.8x4x1.2 cm in size

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Pegmatite minerals are sometimes nicely coupled. In fact it is not so rare to find that schorl, beryl and/or cassiterite crystals are variously combined in the same cavity or nearby. This is the case. This rock has half a dozen of terminated schorl crystals up to 0.4 cm. Some of the schorls have a white albite coating as a cap. On one side there is a terminated beryl of 0.45 cm. Overall size is 5.5x5x3.5 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

Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old and very peculiar specimen since there are several 2-4 mm spessartines located on the faces of the feldspar crystals partly covered by waterclear quartz crystals. Nice specimen of 4.5x2.5x2.5 cm in size

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super rich specimen from Isola Elba, Italy. This rock hosts a great abundance of terminated bright metallic hematite crystals ! This is a pure classic for any collection ! The hematites are up to 1.5 cm wide and show a great brightness ! there also a lot of 0.3-0.5 cm quartz crystals that emerge among the hematites. A superb classic of 5.5x3.5x3.5 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.

Bacino mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Large hematite crystalline specimen ! The whole rock is made by hematite crystals up to 1.5-2 cm on the edge ! There are some damaged crystals along the edges of the specimen. Overall size is 11x10x5.5 cm. Weight is 1.1 kg

Gorgolinato, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old classic. Gorgolinato is an old area that produced a number of fine schorl and beryl crystals. This specimen hosts several bright terminated schorls up to 0.5 cm all around various quartz and feldspars. Nice rock of 3.5x3x2 cm