Sand Roses or Desert Roses
Rose-like formation of crystal aggregates of gypsum which include abundant sand grains. Through evaporation of shallow salt basin´s in the arid sandy areas desert roses crystalize in form of rosette clusters. The correct mineralogical nomenclature is Gypsum for this kind of mineral, but of course the term Sand or Desert Rose ist just colloquial name.
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5900 Price: 18.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5796 Price: 20.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5897 Price: 24.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5797 Price: 23.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5059 Price: 28.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MIN0712 Price: 24.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MIN0710 Price: 20.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5889 Price: 26.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5799 Price: 13.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: 0300014 Price: 95.00 EUR
Sonora desert, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5887 Price: 23.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5802 Price: 9.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5801 Price: 13.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5800 Price: 15.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5896 Price: 30.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5890 Price: 18.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5891 Price: 20.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5902 Price: 25.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5899 Price: 27.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MIN0711 Price: 38.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5894 Price: 28.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5895 Price: 26.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5898 Price: 29.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5901 Price: 19.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5888 Price: 18.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Gypsum Rose (Desert Rose)
Item-No.: MINS5798 Price: 19.00 EUR
Chott el Djerid, Tunisia
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5885 Price: 21.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sand Rose (Gypsum)
Item-No.: MINS5886 Price: 19.00 EUR
Ranch Las Salinas, Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
| Synonyms: | Selenite, Gypsum rose, Sand rose, Desert rose |
| Classification: | Sulfates |
| Chemical formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Crystal system: | Monoclinic |
| Density (g/cm3): | 2,312 - 2,322 measured, 2,308 calculated |
| Tenacity: | Flexible |
| Cleavage: | Perfect and easy on {010} |
| Fracture: | Splintery, Conchoidal |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 1,5 - 2 |
| Colour: | White, grey, yellow-brown, brown |
| Lustre: | Sub-vitreous, earthy, dull |
| Streak: | White |
| Application: | Construction industry, plaster, plasterboard |