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Unakite
Unakite is a metamorphic rock that is typically opaque and has flecks of green, black, pink, and white. It is often used as a gemstone and is made up of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and colorless quartz.
Colors It Comes In - Green, Black, White, Grey, Pink
Fracture Pattern - granular, uneven
Shape - Oval
Luster - dull to vitreous
Texture - Waxy/Smooth
Where They Can Be Found - Unakite is pretty easy to find it's most commonly found with Granite.
Lake Superior:
Where it can be found as pebbles and cobbles from glacial drift in the beach rock on the shores.
Virginia:
Where it is found in the river valleys after having been washed down from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
New Jersey
Where active and abundant veins are located.
China, Brazil, South Africa, and Sierra Leone, which also host notable deposits of Unakite.
Hardness On The Mohs Scale - 6 Out Of 10
