Maybe it depends on the clearness of their colors or the purity of crystals. Maybe it depends on the dangers inherent their search or the uncontaminated and wonderful sceneries that search itself can reveal. In any case, the Alpine minerals have always exherted a very special attractiveness, similar to that of the austere and proud mountains they come from. As I've written in the Biography section, my love for minerals was born just on the Alps, and I'm very fond of those specimens. Then, a section devoted to the Alpine treasures is a must in my website...

HE002 - Hematite Locality: Cavradi - Switzerland Size: 12x6.5x4 cm Main crystal: 1.8 cm	SH009 - Titanite Locality: Felbertal - Austria Size: 13x11x9 cm Main crystal: 1 cm	ES872 - Hessonite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: cm Main crystal: cm
HE458 - Hematite Locality: Cavradi - Switzerland Size: 5.5x4x3 cm Main crystal: 2 cm	VS457 - Vesuvianite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 7x5x3 cm Main crystal: 1.5 cm	VS612 - Vesuvianite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 4x3.5x3 cm Main crystal: 1 cm
AP892 - Apatite Locality: Lappago - Bolzano Size: 11.5x7.5x5 cm Main crystal: 1 cm	EP900 - Epidote Locality: Valle Antrona - Verbania Size: 8x4.5x4.5 cm Main crystal: 1.5 cm	VS100 - Vesuvianite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 6x4x2.5 cm Main crystal: 1.5 cm
EP911 - Epidote Locality: Skardu - Pakistan Size: 4x4.5x4 cm Main crystal: 1.3 cm	QU851 - Quartz Locality: Rio Bianco - Bolzano Size: 7x4.5x2.5 cm Main crystal: 2.3 cm	QU009 - Quartz Locality: Argentiere (Mt. Bianco) - Aosta Size: 10.5x8x4.5 cm Main crystal: 8.5 cm
HE800 - Hematite Locality: Cavradi - Switzerland Size: 15x8.5x7 cm Main crystal: 3.5 cm	SP787 - Titanite Locality: Valle Rossa - Bolzano Size: 5.5x5x3.5 cm Main crystal: 0.9 cm	BI745 - Byssolite Locality: Lappago - Bolzano Size: 14x8x10 cm Main crystal: 10 cm
EP566 - Epidote Locality: Val di Viù (Falin lake) - Torino Size: 10x7x4.5 cm Main crystal: 1 cm	SP659 - Titanite Locality: Alpe Waid (Habach) - Austria Size: 20x14x10 cm Main crystal: 1.1 cm	HE006 - Hematite Locality: M.te Cervandone - Verbania Size: 6x4x4 cm Main crystal: 1.5 cm
ES819 - Hessonite Locality: Val d'Ala - Torino Size: 8x6x5 cm Main crystal: 0.7 cm	AD345 - Adularia Locality: Grossglockner - Austria Size: 12x6.5x6 cm Main crystal: 3 cm	PE459 - Pericline Locality: Aurina Valley - Bolzano Size: 12x10.5x5 cm Main crystal: 2.7 cm
HE599 - Hessonite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 4.5x4x2 cm Main crystal: 0.7 cm	QU599 - Quartz Locality: Zillertal (Tirolo) - Austria Size: 6.5x5x2.5 cm Main crystal: 4.5 cm	AD560 - Adularia Locality: Rio Franco - Bolzano Size: cm Main crystal: cm
SP888 - Titanite Locality: Aurina Valley - Bolzano Size: cm Main crystal: cm	VI000 - Violane Locality: Saint Marcel - Aosta Size: 4x3x3 cm Main crystal: - cm	DI911 - Diopside Locality: Ponte delle Capre - Aosta Size: cm Main crystal: cm
DI800 - Diopside Locality: Val d'Ala - Torino Size: 6x4x4 cm Main crystal: 1 cm	EP666 - Epidote Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 6.5x3x1.5 cm Main crystal: 1.7 cm	BI561 - Byssolite Locality: Miage - Aosta Size: cm Main crystal: cm
TI000 - Titanite Locality: Grossrenediger - Austria Size: 4x2x2.5 cm Main crystal: 1.5 cm	ES000 - Hessonite Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 8.5x3x3 cm Main crystal: 1.3 cm	GR162 - Grossular Locality: Monviso - Torino Size: 6x6x2.5 cm Main crystal: 1.3 cm
CA686 - Calcite Locality: Piz Beverin (Grisson) - Switzerland Size: 9.5x6x5.5 cm Main crystal: 3 cm	DE000 - Demantoid Locality: Chiesa Val Malenco - Sondrio Size: 9x6.5x3 cm Main crystal: 0.9 cm	DD000 - Diopside Locality: Bellecombe - Aosta Size: 5x4.5x2.5 cm Main crystal: 1 cm