Barite Rose Rock Cluster | OK pyrite These pieces glow under black

These pieces glow under black light

flowing bands and natural translucency throughout the stone

it’s valued for its rich color and natural golden pyrite inclusions

5" and weighs 8

Chrysocolla forms as a secondary mineral in oxidized copper deposits

Barite Rose Rock Cluster | OK pyrite These pieces glow under blackThe reddish brown rock consists of sandy crystals of barite (barium sulphate) in petal like clusters that resemble a rose in full bloom. Most Rose Rocks are one half inch to four inches in diameter and consist of five to twenty radiating petals. Deposited 250 million hears ago during the Permian Period of geological time, the rocks are usually found in Oklahomas Garber sandstone formations. Because barite is harder and more durable than sandstone, the