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Name: Desert Rose  
   
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Date of Birth: 3rd April 1983
   
Place of Birth: Mojave Desert, California, USA
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
This article is about the mineral formation. For the plant, see Desert Rose (plant).
Saharan desert rose, 10 cm long.

Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rosette formations of the minerals gypsum and barite with sand inclusions.

The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions, such as the evaporation of a shallow salt basin. Gypsum roses usually have better defined, sharper edges than barite roses.

The desert rose may also be known by the names:

  • sand rose
  • rose rock
  • selenite rose
  • gypsum rose
  • barite rose

Pictures of desert roses from Büdingen, Hesse, Germany

This content from Wikipedia is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Desert Rose