Location:	Mexico
Age:	Unknown
Size:	H 40cm x W 16cm x D 14cm
Price:	£360
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Desert rose is the name given to rosette formations of the minerals gypsum and barite with sand inclusions. The ‘petals’ are crystals flattened , fanning open along characteristic gypsum cleavage planes. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions, such as the evaporation of a shallow salt basin.