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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 - Granular, Uneven
Shape - Oval
Luster - Dull to Vitreous
Texture - Waxy/Smooth
Streak - White
Locality -
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.
Where They Can Be Found - Unakite is pretty easy to find it's most commonly found with Granite.
Hardness On The Mohs Scale - 6 Out Of 10
