Da Yooper's Rockhound and Lapidary Guide to UnakiteDa
Yooper's Rockhound and Lapidary Guide to
Unakite
First
discovered in America, in the Unakas mountains of North Carolina,
( Thus the name Unakite) Unakite is a Granite composed of Quartz,
Felspar & Epidote. It will occur 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 Carvings.
In
Michigan it is found often in the beach rock on the shores of
Lake Superior. I know of one deposit off the road between
Delaware and Eagle Harbor where it is weathering out of a
hillside. (Look for Pole #42 and take the road to the East.
Follow it until you see a T in the road ahead. Look on the sides
of the road as you are coming down the hill before the T and you
will see it weathering out of the sides of the road. I am sure
there are others deposits yet to be found.
Unakite
is The State Stone of Virginia, where it is found in the river
valleys after having been washed down from the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
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