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Beautiful selenite desert rose small sculpture. the small desert roses look just like roses in this little sculpture. the small roses are put on stems of wire and attached to a bigger one. this is a very nice piece measuring 7" tall by 4" wide at the bottom where the large selenite rose is.
where do they come from and how do they form?
according to wikipedia, "these rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or barite form which include abundant sand grains. the 'petals' are crystals flattened on the crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters.
the rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions.
great piece for your collection.