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.
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oklahoma