AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Oklahoma > Barite var. Desert Rose

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Barite var. Desert Rose from Garber Sandstone Formation, near Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

 
Barite var. Desert Rose from Garber Sandstone Formation, near Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

DESCRIPTION:No. 60988
Mineral:Barite var. Desert Rose
Locality:Garber Sandstone Formation, near Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Description:Desert Rose formation of bladed barite crystals with brown sand inclusions. The flower-shaped formation precipitated in a shallow sea that covered Oklahoma during the Permian period (250 million years ago).
Overall Size:17x14x6 mm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;