SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - It is not so usual to find spessartine but this specimen has a small spessartine among various  quartz and schorl crystals to the size of 0.7 cm. Nice REFERENCE specimen of 5.5x3x3 cm

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, ITALY - Among several feldspar crystals there are various schorl crystals. The largest is 1.4 cm in size. There are some others up to 0.5 cm. The feldpars are up to 1-1.5 cm on the edge. Overall size is 7x5x5 cm.

SAN PIERO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - Showy schorlite crystals are well exposed on this rpck. The biggest is 1.1 cm long with perfect termination. There are other smaller all around. Overall size is 7.5x3x5 cm.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia - Showy cluster of cerussite crystals with tiny mimetite crystals. The cerussites are well shaped and up to 2 cm in size ! Real nice specimen of 3.5x2x2 cm. Ex Trinity Mineral Company specimen.

FILONE DEI PASTORI, SANT ILARIO, ISOLA ELBA, LIVORNO, ITALY - This locality has been worked in 2004 and now is exhausted. It produced interesting specimens, such as helvite and morganite crystals. This specimen hosts a terminated bicolor elbaite of 0.6 cm. There is an other similar elbaite partly hidden below a quartz crystal. All around there various quartz and feldspar crystals. Overall size is 5x4x3 cm.