Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Website : www.alpine-minerals.de/ E-mail : minerals@uc-tec.de Click HERE to see a brief biography of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Click on photo to close the window Gerd M. Wiedenbeck began collecting minerals and fossils when he was 14 years old. He studied Geology gaining a diploma degree (MSc) at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. Today Gerd is owner and managing director of an environmental engineering company (www.uc-tec.de) near Heidelberg, where he lives with his family. Alpine minerals from the Swiss and French Alps are his favourites, with Fluorite and other fine minerals worldwide, like Wulfenite, Rhodochrosite and Tourmaline. Gerd is still an active field collector in the Alps and US and sometimes finds some very nice material. E-mail:minerals@uc-tec.de Web site: www.alpine-minerals.de Twinned CALCITE Specimen size : 9 x 8 cm (xl size : 3.5 cm) China Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SULFUR on ARAGONITE Specimen size 11 x 10 cm (xl size : 5 cm) Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. QUARTZ var.AMETHYST Specimen size : 30 x 12 cm (xl size : 5 cm) Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. SCHEELITE, QUARTZ Specimen size : 5 x 4 cm (xl size : 2 cm) Pingwu, China Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. RHODOCHROSITE, TETRAEDRITE, FLUORITE Specimen size : 20 x 20 cm (xl size : 5 cm) Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado, U.S.A Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AQUAMARINE on MUSCOVITE Specimen size : 4 x 3 cm (xl size : 4.5 cm) Shigar, Pakistan Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. HELIODOR on ALBITE Specimen size : 8 x 7 cm (xl size : 6 cm) Tadjikistan Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. FLUORITE on QUARTZ Specimen size : 9 x 5 cm (xl size : 4 cm) Riemvasmaak, South-Africa Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE on QUARTZ Specimen size : 7 x 8 cm (xl size : 8 cm) Paprok, Afghanistan Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. WULFENITE Specimen size : 3.5 x 5 cm (xl size : 3.5 cm wide) Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona, U.S.A Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. AQUAMARINE Specimen size : 6 x 5 cm (xl size : 3.5 cm) Shigar, Pakistan Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. GWINDEL on QUARTZ Specimen size : 16 x 15 cm (xl size : 7 cm) Val Giuff, Switzerland Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. RHODOCHROSITE on MANGANITE Specimen size : 7 x 4 cm (xl size : 2.5 cm) N'Chwaning, Hotazel, South-Africa Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CALCITE Specimen size : 12 x 9 cm (xl size : 4 cm) China Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. VANANDINITE, BARYTE " The Rooster " Specimen size : 5 x 7 cm Mibladen, Morocco Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TANZANITE Specimen size : 4.5 x 4 cm (xls size : 3.5 cm) Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. HEMATITE on QUARTZ Specimen size : 12 x 11 c Guangdong, China Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. HEMATITE, RUTILE, QUARTZ Specimen size : 13 x 18 cm (xl size : 5 cm) Cavradi gorge, Grisons, Switzerland Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. CROCOITE Specimen size : 16 x 8 cm (xl size : 4 cm) Tasmania, Australia Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. RHODOCHROSITE Specimen size : 8 x 6 cm (xl size : 4 cm) N'Chwaning mine, South-Africa Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. PINK FLUORITE on QUARTZ Specimen size : 7 x 3 cm (xl size : 2.5 cm) Göschener Alp, Uri, Switzerland Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE on QUARTZ with CLEVELANDITE Specimen size : 11 x 16 cm (xl size : 10 cm) Pederneira mine, São José da Safiara, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. GOLD Specimen size : 8 x 3.5 cm Eagles Nest mine, Placer Co., California, U.S.A Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. TOURMALINE, QUARTZ Specimen size : 10 x 9 cm (xl size : 7 cm) Morro Redondo, Minas Gerais, Brazil Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. PINK FLUORITE on QUARTZ Specimen size : 6 x 10 cm (xl size : 3 cm) Zinggenstock, Grimsel, Bern, Switzerland Collection of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK, Heidelberg, Germany Photo : Gerd M. WIEDENBECK © Photo courtesy of Gerd M. WIEDENBECK This photo is copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent. All photos are copyrighted to Gerd M. WIEDENBECK. Reproduction is prohibited without written consent.