Would take these also - kids love nature!

Cheers, Jim

> On Mar 17, 2022, at 9:54 AM, K Mierz via Lincoln <[email protected]> 
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> i have a four pieces of selenite,
> also known as desert rose.
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> desert rose is commonly found in most deserts around the world - 
> in countries such as Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Tunisia, 
> Afghanistan.  
> this specimen came from the American southwest.
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> desert rose is a selenite gypsum that occurs naturally. 
> it's most often a combination of selenite and barite 
> that forms through a process of moisture condensation. 
> the “petals” of the desert rose are flattened selenite crystals, 
> fanning out from the cleavage planes. 
> the sand inclusions cause the desert rose 
> to take on the color of the surrounding sand.
> the selenite clusters together and creates a mass 
> or in special cases, a rosette. 
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> Native American legends say 
> that they are rocks carved into flowers by their ancestors. 
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> I have a round rosette (2.5" wide) 
> a smaller white crystal 
> and two rose colored crystals.
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> all four desert rose specimens for $10
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> i also have this cool piece that i lost the tag for;
> i don't remember what it is.
> i found it at a mineral show.
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> it's pockmarked light brown and gold on the outside
> and on the inside it's been cut and polished.
> it looks like a fried egg.
> it's an interesting way to look at rocks - both in raw form and polished.
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> asking $5
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