Unakite

Unakite

   
Color: Mottled Pink and Green
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Occurrence: Unakite can be found as pebbles and cobbles from glacial drift in the beach rock on the shores of Lake Superior. It is the state stone of Virginia, where it is found in the river valleys after having been washed down from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Unakite is not limited to the United States, and is reported from South Africa, Brazil, and China as well as the United States. Some material labeled unakite lacks the quartz and is more properly epidosite.
Rarity: Easily obtained
Energy Class: 3
Temperaments: Endurance, Strength, Stone of Vision. Unakite helps us overcome our own fears and resistance.
Healing: Supportive in convalescence and recovery from a major illness.
Attributes: Mottled, often small tumbled stones
Psychological: Unakite brings a calm gentle energy and can negate the effects of electromagnetic pollution.
Mental: It reflects fear of the unknown and is a good helper in times of stubbornness.
Emotional: Unakite reaches the root cause of problems at whatever level it occurs, bringing it to the surface so that it can be transformed.

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