Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains. The 'petals' are crystals flattened on the c crystallographic axis, fanning open in radiating flattened crystal clusters.
 
DIMENSIONS
9 × 9.6 × 7.2 cm
Cabinet Specimen 
 
Namib Dessert, Namibia