An In-Depth Look At Unakite Rock Under A Gemological Microscope

Unakite is first discovered in the United States. The Unakas mountains of North Carolina. Unakite is an changed granite consists of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and generally colorless quartz. It exists in various shades of green and pink and is usually mottled in appearance. In good quality unakite is considered a semiprecious stone, will take a good polish and is often used in jewelry and other lapidary work such as eggs, spheres and other carvings like animals.