A DESERT ROSE CRYSTAL
A DESERT ROSE CRYSTAL,
a large crystal formation, probably from Tunisia,
44 x 39cm
Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains. The 'petals' are, crystals flattened on the 'c' crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters.
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A DESERT ROSE CRYSTAL,
a large crystal formation, probably from Tunisia,
44 x 39cm
Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains. The 'petals' are, crystals flattened on the 'c' crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters.
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