San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A classic specimen from the pegmatite areas of San Piero.This specimen has an open cavity with a some large orthoclase crystals up to almopst 3 cm on the edge. All around there are quartz crystals and a number of terminated schorl crystals to the size of 0.5 cm. The specimen is very representative of the pockets that can be found in the pegmatites areas of San Piero ! overall size is 13x9.5x5.5 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.

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

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.

Valle Giove mine, Rio Marina, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - This is classic that Elba lovers know very well ! There are some 0.4 cm fluorite crystals on the pyrite and hematite matrix of this specimen. From an old collection. Overall size 6x5.5x2.5 cm

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A super bright cluster of cassiterite crystals ! From my personal collection. The cassiterites are undamaged and form a cluster of 0.4 cm wide ! Great shapes and unique crystals ! Very esthetic for the specied from thi locality. Overall size is 3.2x2.6x1.6 cm

Fonte del Prete, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A very rare finding from an hystorical locality. There is a quite large apatite crystal for this locality. The apatite is 0.6 cm wide ! It shows fluorescence under UV. It is located close to a couple of terminated quartz crystals. Overall size is 5x5x3.5 cm.

San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - A nicely terminated 1.4 cm long schorl shows on this pegmatite matrix. The rystal is perfectly terminated and shows greatly on this rock. At the base it has a narural contact on the matrix and no damage ! Nice crystal from Elba ! overall size is 3.5x3x2.5 cm

Cava di Melis, Longobucco, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy - The recent new find of cordierite from Italy ! Probably the best and better defined crystals of cordierite vere found in Italy. This specimen hosts a perfectly terminated prismatic cordierite of 0.5 cm in size. The color is green/brown for a coating of pinite. Very nice ! overall size is 3x2.5x2.5 cm. Weight is 30 gr.

San Silvestro dike, San Piero, Isola Elba, Livorno, Italy - San Silvestro has been one of the oldest pegmatite vein worked at the San Piero area, aftwer the Speranza quarry. Now it is exausted and almost no traces are left of its location. This specimen is from my personal collection. There are 3 perfectly terminated elbaites ! the main crystals are 0.5 cm in size and show a deep brown/green color while the top is light green. The smallest elbaite is located just below the other 2 crystals, with the same aspect. Very nice thumbnail. Great esthetics ! overall size is 2.2x2.2x1.8 cm.