uncommon
unakite
pink feldspar, green epidote · the unakas
The tell
A specific three-mineral combination: salmon-pink feldspar, pistachio-green epidote, and clear or gray quartz. If the green is missing it is just granite.
Unakite is granite that hot water got into and altered. The green is epidote replacing what used to be a dark mineral.
What it gets mistaken for
The facts
- also calledpink and green · named for the unaka mountains
- agePrecambrian
- where it turns upSuperior shore best · some Lake Michigan · glacial float
- the field markpink and pistachio mottling · no fizz anywhere
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