Most look like a real rose that has been fossilized. Nice specimens from Oklahoma. Click here to learn more about the Barite Rose. These small, well formed rose rocks are great for cabinet collections and are useful for rock art. Very nice ruby specimens from Mysore, India.
Sizes vary but all are similar to the ones in the pictures.
Rutile is an ore of titanium. It has a hardness is 6 - 6.5 and a specific gravity of 4.2. It is usually black or reddish brown and has a pronounced metallic sheen. These specimens were collected from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia back in the 1970's. Hard enough to take a fine polish, this material is great for making interesting jewelry.