This isn’t your average flower 🌸 Meet the Desert Rose a rare, flower-like crystal made of gypsum and sand that forms when water evaporates in arid deserts. Its sandy petals feel like sandpaper and because gypsum is super soft (just a 1 on the Mohs scale), this stunning specimen could literally dissolve in water 💧 Over time, parts of it have become smooth from thousands of curious hands and we love that. That’s the best part of our cave-like museum: you get to touch the specimens! ✨ Book your s
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This isn’t your average flower 🌸 Meet the Desert Rose a rare, flower-like crystal made of gypsum and sand that forms when water evaporates in arid deserts. Its sandy petals feel like sandpaper and because gypsum is super soft (just a 1 on the Mohs scale), this stunning specimen could literally dissolve in water 💧 Over time, parts of it have become smooth from thousands of curious hands and we love that. That’s the best part of our cave-like museum: you get to touch the specimens! ✨ Book your s
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