Wednesday, April 11, 2018

A Piece of Desert Rose


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There is a new NATIONAL MUSEUM OF QATAR, which is nearing completion. This is how the museum will look once it is completed.
 National Museum

 Nature is known to inspire and influence human being’s creative mind since time immemorial. The interlocking disc design of the museum by Jean Nouvel is inspired by the desert rose.  
Desert rose is the colloquial name given to rose-like formations of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte which include abundant sand grains. [Wikipedia]  The flattened crystals has a great resemblance to petals of rose.
Holding in her hands
Last weekend me and my daughter went to the museum gift shop and bought a sizable piece of this desert beauty. We were quite excited with the new toy and had a quick photo session to treasure the moments forever.
Posing with a yellow rose
The desert rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose.


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2 comments:

  1. jayatiApril 22, 2018 at 4:19 AM

    Amazing!A great new information.

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    1. SumandebrayMay 31, 2018 at 10:04 AM

      True ... sometime back I too was not aware of its existence. Thanks for stopping by

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