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Unakite, Rose River and Blue Ridge
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Unakite pebbles and cobbles of pink feldspar with green epidote in stream gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Precambrian epidotized granite
Unakite is named for the Unaka Range and is common in Blue Ridge streams.
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