Karlheinz Gerl's Photo Gallery
LT0-FHQTopaz Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 , Orthoclase K(AlSi3O8)
Fuchsbau quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyDimensions: 5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm
Topaz on orthoclase
specimen size 5x4x3 cm
8FT-7PRDiopside CaMgSi2O6
Diopsidrinne, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, AustriaDiopside, crystal 29 cm long, found about 1880, foto and collection K. Gerl
3DM-8UNBeryl (Var: Aquamarine) Be3Al2Si6O18 , Quartz (Var: Amethyst) SiO2
Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, AustriaAquamarine crystals up to 3 cm long, in and on an amethyst with 10 cm high, found 1997, foto and collection K. Gerl
R8A-C2WHematite Fe2O3
Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, AustriaHematite-rose with muscovite on gneis, diameter 24 mm, foto and collection K. Gerl
VU3-PWKEuclase BeAl(SiO4)(OH) , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyEuclase crystal on muscovite, crystalsize 12 mm, foto and collection K. Gerl
5G2-2LXPhenakite Be2SiO4
Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyPhenacite crystall 2 cm high, found 1983, foto and collection K. Gerl
F40-EAPHerderite CaBe(PO4)F , Albite Na(AlSi3O8) , Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 , Quartz SiO2
Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyHerderite on microcline with albite and muscovite, crystalsize 20 x 22 mm, foto and collection K. Gerl
PQX-R1GFluorite CaF2
Zufurt quarry, Tröstauer Forst-West, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyFluorite, picturewidth 12 cm, found 1989, foto and collection K. Gerl
91U-FFLStilbite Subgroup M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]·nH2O
Zimmermühle, Helmbrechts, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanySilbite on gneis, picturewidth 12 cm, found 1977, foto and collection K. Gerl
UAQ-4V5Magnetite Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyMagnetite crystals up to 6 mm, picture width 50 mm, found 1979, foto and collection K. Gerl