Oklahoma "Red" Rose Rocks
or "Barite Rose"
As Shown In Graphics
EACH ROSE ROCK IS UNIQUE AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN COLOR, SIZE, SHAPE AND BEAUTY.
ALL OF THE ROSE ROCKS I LIST IN THE DL COLLECTION ARE THE LARGEST ROSE ROCKS I HAVE EVER
FOUND. I HAVE BEEN HUNTING ROSE ROCKS FOR 45 YEARS AND IN THE LAST 20 YEARS FINDING A ROSE
ROCK MUCH BIGGER THAN A DIME OR MAYBE A QUARTER WAS RARE. BUT WE FOUND A VEIN OF LARGE
ROSE ROCKS THAT I AM NOW PROUD TO SHOW TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS. CHECK EACH AUCTION BECAUSE
EACH AUCTION HAS IT'S OWN ROSE ROCK OR ROCKS AND THE SIZE, SHAPE AND EVEN COLLECTION QUANTITY IS DIFFERENT.
THE GRAPHICS ON EACH AUCTION DEPICTS THE EXACT COLLECTION OF ROSE ROCKS THAT YOU WILL
RECEIVE WITH THAT AUCTION. PLEASE NOTICE HOW "DEFINED" THE PETALS ARE ON EACH ROSE ROCK!
EACH ROSE ROCK COLLECTION IS DISPLAYED AND SHIPPED IN A 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 7/8" DEEP BOX THAT WE
USE TO KEEP THE COLLECTIONS TOGETHER. THERE IS SO MANY UNUSUAL ROSE ROCKS IN THE
COLLECTIONS THAT I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH ANYONE OF THE COLLECTIONS YOU PURCHASE.
YOU WILL SEE "LARGE ROSE ROCKS", DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ROSE ROCKS, CLUSTER ROSE ROCKS, AND
ROSE ROCKS THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER ROCK. BUT ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE BEAUTY
OF THE COLLECTION OF ROSE ROCKS. THEY ALL HAVE THE FAMOUS OKLAHOMA "RICH RED" COLOR,
THE PETALS ARE DEEP AND DEFINED AND THEY ARE LARGER THAN THE TYPICAL ROSE ROCKS YOU
GENERALLY FIND. THESE ARE RANDOMLY PLACED IN EACH BOXED SET.
AS A SPECIAL ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. WE ALWAYS SEND A "CHEROKEE ROSE LEGEND" CARD
WITH EACH COLLECTION YOU PURCHASE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE THROUGH EBAY MESSAGES.
CHEROKEE ROSE LEGEND
In the 1800's, despite a decision in favor of the Cherokees by the Supreme Court,
President Andrew Jackson ordered the removal of the Cherokees and other Indian
Tribes from their Eastern Homelands to Oklahoma, a journey later referred to as the
"TRAIL OF TEARS". About four thousand people died along the way.
Indian folklore states that "god, looking down from heaven, decided to commemorate
the courageous Cherokees, As the blood of the braves and the tears of the maidens
fell to the ground, they were turned to stones in the shape of a rose".
The Rose Rock is found in Oklahoma, the end of the journey. The State Flower of
Georgia, the tribe’s eastern home, is the Cherokee Rose.
Official State Rock of Oklahoma: Rose Rock
Oklahoma rose stone was formed during the Permian Period, 250 million years
ago, when western and central Oklahoma was covered by a shallow sea. As the
sea retreated, barite precipitated out of the water and crystallized around grains
of quartz sand. This left behind large formation of reddish sandstone, locally
called Garber Sandstone, containing deposits of rose rock.
The beauty of God's wonder abounds in the state of Oklahoma.
From the selenite of the northwest, the barite rose rock of the
central part of the state, to the southeastern quartz crystals,
collectors seek these hidden treasures. Rose rocks are
sought after and prized worldwide because of their
beautiful rose-like appearance.
A Rose is a Rose, is a Rose, is a Rose
The Rose Rock
Within the Garber Sandstone,
A Barite Crystal Grew,
The Oklahoma Sand
Gave it a Reddish Hue.
Seawater Bathed it; and,
As a Flower Grows,
God Formed its Shape
Into a Lovely Rose.
Nancy Ann Stine ©1977
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