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Desert Rose (Gypsum), from Sahara Desert, North Africa (REF:DR12)

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Desert Rose (Gypsum), from Sahara Desert, North Africa (REF:DR12)Desert Rose (Gypsum), from Sahara Desert, North Africa

Measurements Approx.
Height - 4.6 cm
Width - 8.3 cm
Length - 11.5 cm



Desert Rose is the name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains.


  

Formed as the name suggests, in arid sandy conditions The crystals form a circular array of flat plates, giving the rock a shape similar to a rose blossom. 


Gypsum roses usually have better defined, sharper edges than baryte roses. Celestine and other bladed evaporite minerals may also form rosette clusters.



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