Ultra Hematitic Rose Rock | Oklahoma gold This gorgeous pink tourmaline specimen

This gorgeous pink tourmaline specimen features contrasting pink tourmaline (rubellite) crystals embedded in host rock primarily made up of quartz and feldspar

The celestite forms in crisp

Notable Locations include Morocco and Arizona

flakes or nuggets in placer deposits in recent to ancient stream and river deposits

Ultra Hematitic Rose Rock | Oklahoma gold This gorgeous pink tourmaline specimenThese dark red violet rose rocks consist of sandy crystals of barite (barium sulfate) in petal like clusters that resemble a rose in full bloom. These specimens are richer in iron than normal barite roses, giving them their unique coloring. Deposited approximately 250 million years ago during the Permian Period. The rose rocks are found in Oklahomas Garber sandstone formations. Because the barite is more durable than the sandstone, the rosettes erode