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The rose rock is an aggregate of barite and sand formed like a fully bloomed rose, with five to twenty radiating plates or blades that appear as the petals. These objects of collectors' desire were formed during the Permian era (250 million years ago) when ocean waters covered the western half of Oklahoma, and the counties of central Oklahoma ...
Feb 7, 2018 · The rose rock (otherwise known as barite rose, desert rose, or selenite rose) gets its name from its striking appearance: The rock formation is akin to that of a rose in bloom. Its “petals” are...
In May 1984, Governor George Nigh declared Noble the Rose Rock Capital of the World. In honor of this designation, Noble sets aside the first weekend in May to celebrate its annual Rose Rock Music Festival. The event, sponsored by the Noble Chamber of Commerce, brings visitors from all over Oklahoma and beyond to celebrate with Noble.
Purpose. One of the most distinctive features found throughout central and parts of western Oklahoma is red dirt. And fittingly, one of the official symbols of our State is the lovely red-tinged rose rock, or barite rose, Oklahoma's state rock. These "roses" formed when barite (BaSO4) crystal precipitated from groundwater through pore spaces ...
May 8, 2023 · May 8, 2023. 0. Adobe Stock / Anzhela. Desert rose rocks are to February what pumpkins are to October. If you really want to make a lasting impression, consider a 250 million-year-old barite rose, guaranteed never to lose its bloom, and whose natural rarity will assure the one you love that you find them pretty special, too.
Rose rock is instantly recognizable and, save for a few minor occurrences, unique to the State of Oklahoma. It is the result of the intergrowth of reddish barite crystals, found in a geological formation called the Garber Sandstone in central Oklahoma. In 1968, rose rock was named the official rock of Oklahoma.
Timberlake Rose Rock Museum, Noble, Oklahoma. 400 likes · 1 talking about this · 6 were here. Dedicated to the preservation and collecting of Oklahoma Rose Rocks, the State Rock
