Ultra Hematitic Rose Rock | Oklahoma tourmaline This appreciation of its beauty

This appreciation of its beauty even is found as far back in the ancient histories of Rome and Egypt

This quartz cluster

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25” and weighs 0

Found in the White River Formation in Pennington County

Ultra Hematitic Rose Rock | Oklahoma tourmaline This appreciation of its beautyThese dark red violet rose rocks consist of sandy crystals of barite (barium sulfate) in petal like clusters that resemble a rose in full bloom. These specimens are richer in iron than normal barite roses, giving them their unique coloring. Deposited approximately 250 million years ago during the Permian Period. The rose rocks are found in Oklahomas Garber sandstone formations. Because the barite is more durable than the sandstone, the rosettes erode