DESERT (SELENITE) ROSE FOR SALE

Desert Rose is the name given to a rose shaped formations of selenite (a form of gypsum) with sand inclusions. The “petals” of desert roses are flattened selenite crystals, fanning out from the cleavage planes. They form in deserts and other arid, sandy environments. The sand inclusions cause the desert rose to take on the color of the surrounding sand. Indigenous legends say that they are rocks carved into flowers by their ancestors.