Rose rock

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Rose rock is a distinctive reddish-brown barite crystal formation that naturally resembles a blooming rose and is famously associated with Oklahoma.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barite concretion
mineral formation
associatedWithMineral gypsum
quartz
composedOf barite
contains quartz sand grains
crystalSystem orthorhombic (barite host mineral)
culturalSignificance symbol of Oklahoma’s natural heritage
density high relative density due to barite content
designatedAs official state rock of Oklahoma
famouslyAssociatedWith Oklahoma
formationProcess crystal growth around sand grains as nuclei
precipitation of barite from groundwater in porous sandstone
formsIn red beds
sandstone
foundIn Canadian County, Oklahoma
Canadian River region
Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Garvin County, Oklahoma
Garvin County, Oklahoma
surface form: Grady County, Oklahoma

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
McClain County, Oklahoma
surface form: Logan County, Oklahoma

McClain County, Oklahoma
Noble County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
surface form: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Payne County, Oklahoma
Permian Garber Sandstone
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Stephens County, Oklahoma
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wellington Formation
geologicalAge Permian Period
surface form: Permian
hardnessOnMohsScale 3 to 3.5 (barite)
hasChemicalFormula BaSO4
hasColor brown
reddish-brown
hasCommonName barite rose
rose rock
hasDesignationYear 1968
hasShape blooming rose appearance
rose-like rosette
marketedAs Oklahoma rose rock
notableLocality Cleveland County, Oklahoma
Noble, Oklahoma
texture radiating tabular crystals
usedAs decorative stone
lapidary material
souvenir
state symbol of Oklahoma

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subject surface form: Oklahoma