Thursday, May 16, 2013

Desert Rose Mineral Specimen skull carving. Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rosette formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte. The ‘petals’ are crystals flattened on the c crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions
Desert Rose Mineral Specimen skull carving. Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rosette formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte. The ‘petals’ are crystals flattened on the c crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions

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