IT Gemstones found here: Italy
2 deposits listed · 2 species catalogued
Known origins & mines
Monte Somma Vesuvianite Crevices · vesuvianite
Type locality where vesuvianite was identified in 1795 - classic olive-green prisms from Vesuvius' somma-wall cavities.…
San Piero in Campo (Elba) · tourmaline
Elba island's granite cavities have produced Europe's finest red elbaite since Roman times - the type material that defined tourma…