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Tozeur, Tozeur Governorate
Chott el Djerid desert roses
Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: gypsum desert roses, halite crusts.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Gypsum sand roses crystallizing in the sabkha margins of the great salt lake
Documented and sold at every stall on the chott crossing.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
soft crust off the causeway
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.