Forcioni dike, Sant Ilario, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A spectacular specimen from one of the best elbaite findings of the early 90ies. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated and undamaged multicolor elbaite 1.7 cm in size. The colors are spectacular ! there is an other multicolor elbaite of 1.6 cm on the left ! and a couple of smaller ones are inside the small cavity where the main crystal is located. Lot of other minerals such as lepidolite, ortoclase and albite. A great showy specimen of 7x5.5x5 cm in size

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San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen, collected at the beginning of 1900, probably from Grotta d'Oggi area. It hosts 2 perfectly terminated and undamaged polichrome elbaites of 1 and 1.7 cm in size !There are various quartz crystals and one is located in between the 2 elbaites. On the back there are the various collection numbers. It comes with the old label (german collection). Overall size is 6.5x5.5x3 cm

Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a satiny luster. The crystals are foliated in parallel growth, much like mica. This species is not often seen in dealers stocks or even in museums ! This crystal is 1.4x1.1x0.5 cm and shows perfect termination and luster. Super rare specimen.

Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a satiny luster. The crystals are foliated in parallel growth, much like mica. This species is not often seen in dealers stocks or even in museums ! This crystal is 1.2x1.1x0.4 cm and shows nice termination and luster. Super rare specimen.

Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - A super phosgenite crystal of 6.4 cm in size ! A Museum quality an size specimen. The crystal is complete, no damage. It shows the contact with the matrix on the back and has a nice clarity, almost gemmy. The size is 6.4x2.2x1.1 cm. For more details see the last December 2014 Min Rec issue. Overall size is 4.7x3.2x2 cm. Ex Murroni collection

Pollone mine, Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - This is a VERY rare, lead sufosalt with moderately large crystals. The color is battleship gray, with a satiny luster.  This species is not often seen in dealers stocks or even in museums ! This crystal is 1.4x0.9x0.5 cm and shows nice termination and luster. Super rare specimen.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super specimen with a number of colored elbaites and feldspars ! There are a dozen elbaites nicely located on and among the feldspars. The elbaites show a nice brown color and are up to 0.8 cm in size ! A super showy rock of 5x4.5x4.5 cm

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San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - An old specimen, collected at the beginning of 1900, probably from Grotta d'Oggi area. It hosts a couple of perfectly terminated light blue beryls , growing as parallel twins, one is 1.5 and the other 0.6 cm in size. No damage. There are several orthoclases and quartz crystals all around. Very nice display of this old specimen of 6x5.5x3.5 cm. It comes with the old label.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - Super bright, gemmy beryl shows on this specimen ! The beryl is 0.9x0.8x0.7 cm in size and is perfectly located close to quartz and orthoclase crystals.  Close to the beryl there are a number of yellow/green elbaites of 0.5 cm in size. Overall size is 5x3.5x2.5 cm.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A very rich specimen ! The whole surface of the specimen is entirely covered by hundreds of elbaite crystals ! The color is light brown/amber. Lot of clusters and lot of terminated crystals ! Their size is up to 1-1.3 cm. Overall size is 9.5x8x6.5 cm.