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Rose Rock

(Barite rose)

Adopted on April 8, 1968.

Found only in a streak of rock that runs north and south through the middle of Oklahoma, the Barite Rose Rock is a reddish-brown stone that resembles a rose in full bloom. An old Cherokee legend says the rocks represent the blood of the braves and the tears of the maidens who made the devastating "Trail of Tears" journey in the 1800s to Oklahoma.

The cluster, found 20 miles southeast of Norman, Oklahoma, is 62 inches long, 24 inches high and 18 inches wide. It weighs 788 pounds and required three months to extract intact. Named "Redwine and Rose" for its finders, Tom and Ann Redwine,
the final removal and cleaning of the specimen took the efforts of four men over a two-day period.

House Bill No. 1277

An Act designating the Barite Rose as the official State rock; directing codification; and declaring an emergency.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Oklahoma:

SECTION 1. State rock
The Barite Rock, commonly know and referred to as the "rose rock", is hereby designated as the official rock of this State.

SECTION 2. Codification
Section 1 of this Act shall be inserted in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 98.1 of Title 25.

Approved April 8, 1968. Emergency.