San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - There are almost a dozen elbaites on this rock ! They show a classic brown color with a lighter top, almost transparent in some of them. Their size is up to 0.8 cm. Very nice specimen of 4.5x3x2 cm in size

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.

Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals to the size of 1.5 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 6.5x5.5x5.5 cm. Weight is 200 gr.

SAN FILIPPO MINE, MONTE AMIATA, SIENA, ITALY - An old timer. This specimen is from an old collection. It has been found in 1978 and shows a large nodule of cinnabar (6x6 cm in size) with a great abundance of tiny/micro crystals. There are also small schalenoedric crystals of calcite. Quite heavy rock ! overall size is 12x10x7 cm. Old labels also.

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

Monteponi mine, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - Interesting and rich anglesite specimen. The matrix is entirely constituted by galena and there are several bright and waterclear anglesites show on it ! The anglesites are up 1 cm and show greatly on the galena. Overall size is 4.5x4x3.5 cm

Colonnata quarry, Apuane Alps, Carrara, Italy - A bright yellow sulfur crystal of 1x1 cm in size shows on the top of this marble specimen ! A very nice crystal, terminated. Rare to find such kind of crystals. Overall size is 7x4.5x3.5 cm.

Case Collina quarry, Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy - An old timer since this quarry was closed more than 20 years ago. The specimen hosts a number of large and well exposed brown vesuvianite crystals up to the size of 1 cm ! The vesuvianites have also some tiny grossular crystals all around. The whole rock is a pyroclastic stone. Overall size is 8.7x5x5 cm. Weight is 245 gr.

GIUMENTARO MINE, ENNA, SICILY, Italy - A classic from Sicily sulfur mines. Giumentro was one of the most prolific for sulfura and for celestine crystals. This specimen hosts large celestine crystals up to 3 cm. The whole specimen is a cluster of crystals. Overall size is 8x5x4.5 cm.

Monte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy - The new finding from this abandoned mine close to Apuane Alps, Tuscany. This is an uncommonn salt that usually shows in small crystals. From this mine large crystals, often grouped in clusters have been found. This specimen shows Coquimbite crystals forming coverage up to 2.5 cm wide ! crystals are up to 1-1.2 cm in size. There is also a great abunfance of romoerite crystals red in color forming large clusters of crystals up to 3 cm wide and with crystals up to 1.5 cm in size ! The coquimbite 7x5.5x4.5 cm. Weight is 120 gr.