Unakite Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
Learn what Unakite is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Unakite Crystal Guide.
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These are AA-grade Unakite tumbled stones from the Northern Cape, South Africa, sold by the piece or by the pound. Unakite is an altered granite that mixes pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz in one mottled stone. Each piece runs 0.75-1.25 inches at Mohs 6.5, fully natural and untreated. A favorite emotional healing stone for pockets.
Unakite is a mix of pink feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz fused together in one rock. The pink and green together are the whole appeal. It's the stone version of a perfect piece of watermelon.
Our tumbled stones are sourced from Northern Cape, South Africa.
Named after Unaka Mountains in North Carolina-Tennessee border.
Those who work with unakite often turn to it for working through difficult feelings at your own pace, gentle, patient care for yourself, and coming back to yourself with kindness. It's traditionally linked to the heart and root chakras. If that resonates, hold one over your chest for a few breaths when you need to soften. How you use it is up to you.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Unakite sits at 6.5 on the Mohs scale, about as hard as glass, so it handles daily use but will scratch against harder stones. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural unakite from Northern Cape, South Africa. Our Unakite is personally selected and we disclose treatment status per batch. If you have questions about your specific lot, reach out to us directly.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 0.75 to 1.25 inches on its longest side and weighs 5 to 15 grams. About 48 to 80 pieces per pound at this size, and each option shows its piece count.
AA Grade indicates vivid contrast between the pink and green mineral zones, good surface polish, and even tumble shape. Unakite is opaque, so grading focuses on color saturation and pattern quality. Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
These stones are sourced from South Africa, which produces Unakite with strong, saturated pink and green coloration. Each batch is personally selected for color balance and tumble quality. It came to us through a direct source, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. AA on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeWe work directly with the mine or workshop, with no intermediaries in between. The relationship is personal, pricing is transparent, and we can speak to each batch. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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