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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Rose rock canonical 1

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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
Grady County, Oklahoma
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Logan County, Oklahoma
McClain County, Oklahoma
Noble County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
linked to: Oklahoma County

Payne County, Oklahoma
Permian Garber Sandstone
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Stephens County, Oklahoma
United States
Wellington Formation
geologicalAge Permian
linked to: Permian Period
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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Oklahoma stateRock Rose rock
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma