Gemstone Blog — Desert Rose

Have you ever come across a mineral specimen that looks just like a blooming flower? Introducing the Desert Rose, also known as the Selenite Rose, a captivating formation of gypsum that mimics the delicate petals of a rose.

The Desert Rose gets its name from the fact that they form in arid, desert-like environments and form with a "rosette" crystal habit creating petal formations in the mineral.