A desert rose is an intricate rose -like formation of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte , which include abundant sand grains. The "petals" are crystals flattened on the c axis , fanning open in radiating clusters.
13-563: (Redirected from Desert Rose ) [REDACTED] Look up desert rose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Desert rose may refer to: Plants [ edit ] Adenium , a genus of flowering plants in tropical Africa and Arabia Rosa stellata , a flowering plant native to North America Sturt’s desert rose ( Gossypium sturtianum ), an Australian shrub related to cotton Other uses [ edit ] Desert rose (crystal) ,
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52-606: A rosette formation of gypsum and barite with sand inclusions "Desert Rose" (Sting song) , a song on Sting's 1999 album Brand New Day "Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson song) , a song on Eric Johnson's 1990 album Ah Via Musicom Desert Rose Academy Charter School , a public charter high school in Tucson, Arizona The Desert Rose Band , a country rock band founded by Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, and John Jorgenson Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse 砂の薔薇（デザート・ローズ） 「雪の黙示録」 ( Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku ) ,
65-653: A rusty tone, hence less brilliant in day or artificial light. Sand roses are also found in the vicinity of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. Rose rock in Oklahoma was formed during the Permian Period, 250 million years ago, when western and central Oklahoma was covered by a shallow sea. As the sea retreated, baryte precipitated out of the water and crystallized around grains of quartz sand. This left behind large formation of reddish sandstone , locally called Garber Sandstone , containing deposits of rose rock. The rose rock
78-458: A song on Sting's 1999 album Brand New Day "Desert Rose" (Eric Johnson song) , a song on Eric Johnson's 1990 album Ah Via Musicom Desert Rose Academy Charter School , a public charter high school in Tucson, Arizona The Desert Rose Band , a country rock band founded by Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, and John Jorgenson Desert Rose ~ The Snow Apocalypse 砂の薔薇（デザート・ローズ） 「雪の黙示録」 ( Suna no Bara (Desert Rose) – Yuki no Mokushiroku ) ,
91-518: Is incorporated into the crystal structure, or otherwise encrusts the crystals, varies with the local environment. If iron oxides are present, the rosettes take on a rusty tone. The desert rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose. Sand roses are found in large numbers in surroundings of the salt lake of Chott el Djerid in South-West Tunisia, as well as
104-532: The crystals form in arid sandy conditions, such as the evaporation of a shallow salt basin. 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. They can appear either as a single rose-like bloom or as clusters of blooms, typically ranging from pea -sized to 10 centimetres (4 in) in diameter. The ambient sand that
117-467: The free dictionary. Desert rose may refer to: Plants [ edit ] Adenium , a genus of flowering plants in tropical Africa and Arabia Rosa stellata , a flowering plant native to North America Sturt’s desert rose ( Gossypium sturtianum ), an Australian shrub related to cotton Other uses [ edit ] Desert rose (crystal) , a rosette formation of gypsum and barite with sand inclusions "Desert Rose" (Sting song) ,
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#1732787806975156-622: The neighboring regions in Algeria and Ghadames , Libya. Local inhabitants extract them and sell them as souvenirs to tourists, creating a sustainable income for the local population. Other sandroses are found elsewhere in the Sahara, but those extracted in the surroundings of the Salt Lake are particularly beautiful because of the high percentage of salt in their composition making them more crystalline and luminous. Others that contain more sand have
169-630: Was selected as the official rock of the US state of Oklahoma in 1968. Typically, desert roses measure from thirteen to twenty-five mm ( 1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) in diameter. The largest recorded by the Oklahoma Geological Survey was 43 cm (17 in) across and 25 cm (10 in) high, weighing 57 kg (125 lb). Clusters of rose rocks up to one metre (39 in) tall and weighing more than 450 kg (1,000 lb) have been found. This article about
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