Does anyone know what this sand or rock thing is
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It looks to be a large specimen of a 'desert rose'. These are natural concretions of sand, usually cemented with gypsum or baryte, forming bladed or flower-like forms.
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Yours is unusually large and would likely be desirable to a collector. I would think it might fetch several hundred dollars in the right auction, but the negative for a prospective purchaser is that you don't have a find location.
It looks to be a large specimen of a 'desert rose'. These are natural concretions of sand, usually cemented with gypsum or baryte, forming bladed or flower-like forms.
Desert rose (crystal) - Wikipedia
Yours is unusually large and would likely be desirable to a collector. I would think it might fetch several hundred dollars in the right auction, but the negative for a prospective purchaser is that you don't have a find location.
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Funny this should show up on TreasureNet. A couple of days ago, while watching a YouTube vid, in the foreground were several Desert Rose formations, a few of which were trod upon. Too bad the presenter didn't know what they were worth to collectors.
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Elred Coat is correct, it is called desert rose, also called selenite rose.
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