Unakite - Color, Facts, Power, Mythology, History and Myths
Last updated : June 12, 2026 4:54 AM
A combination of three minerals, Green Epidote, Pink Fieldspar and Quartz, Unakite is a balancing stone that keeps the trio of mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects attuned.
The ease of tumbling, the polish, and the compactness has made this stone a standard stone gem that can be used for ornamental and jewellery purposes. It has derived its name from the Unakas Mountains in the USA.
Unakite is also known as Epidote, which has derived its name from the Greek epidosis meaning “growing together.
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Primary Stone : UNAKITE
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Stone Weight : 20.07
Size (inch) : 1 6/8
Weight (Gms) 8.03
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Stone Weight : 29.93
Size (inch) : 1 6/8
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Primary Stone : UNAKITE
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Stone Weight : 52.73
Size (inch) : 2 1/8
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Primary Stone : UNAKITE
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Stone Weight : 26.20
Size (inch) : 2
Weight (Gms) 10.48
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Where is Unakite found?
Unakite is not restrained to the localities of United States, but has also been found in countries such as South Africa, Brazil, Sierra Leone, and China.
Healing Properties
The beneficial qualities of Unakite include:
- Physical Healer
Unakite helps in promoting the growth of healthy and well-built tissues. It is also helpful in assisting function, supporting heart and lungs, blood circulation, balance of fluids in the body and metabolism. It is also well thought-out as highly invigorating in cases of damage of the tissues, and in treating cancer or other diseases of tissues.
Unakite supports healthy pregnancy, reproductive system, and is also good for people looking for weight gain where required. It is believed to be excellent in curing breathing troubles, and hyperventilation
- Emotional Healer
Unakite is in perfect harmony with the earth and provides a steady source of energy for healing and renewal. It supports both physical and emotional well-being of the heart by gently accessing the health issues and emotional turmoil. It lightens the heart by averting feelings, like anger and resentment.
Unakite Silver Jewelry gives the wearer the capacity to fight with new traumas and disturbances by releasing negativity and helplessness from the body slowly and gently. It also aids in balancing the relationships.
- Spiritual Healer
Unakite works in the direction of aligning one’s body with spirituality. It instils in the wearer the power of tolerating things and being gentle towards everybody. It gives the wearer patience, perseverance, and the quality of being harmonized from within. It is a brilliant support stone for studying the life force or Kundalini, and the Tree of Life, Kabbalah.
- Heals and Balances Chakra
Unakite is believed to heal the heart chakra by regulating its interaction with the outside world. It lets the wearer know what he holds in his heart and mind. It gives the wearer the ability to be in alignment with the environment. The green and pink crystal energies of the Unakite help one to understand values and emotions, and gives one the capacity to deal with the ups and downs in a a relationship.
Unakite Facts
Some facts about Unakite
- Unakite is considered to be a lucky charm for those who take risks in their life.
- As per Feng Shui, Unakite used the energy of wood, which induces growth, development, new beginnings, sustenance and health of the house and its inhabitants.
- It is used in casting magical spells by those who want to something that is lost.
- Unakite is believed to diminish electromagnetic pollution, and therefore can be kept near computer and television.
Metaphysical Properties
The chemical composition of Unakite is very complex and it includes potassium Aluminium silicate, green epidote, Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate Hydroxide, pink Orthoclase Feldspar and clear Quartz.
Unakite is moderately a hard stone, which can be determined by its hardness on Moh’s scale, which ranges in between 6 to 7.
Unakite at a Glance
| Cleavage | None |
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| Other Names | NA |
| Crystal Habit | NA |
| Streak | Colorless |
| Refractive Index | 1.729-1.768 |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Moh's scale (hardness) | 6-7 |
| Sources | South Africa, Brazil, Sierra Leone, and China |
| Chemical formula | Rock composed of green epidote, pink feldspar and white to gray areas of quartz |
| Lustre | Vitreous |
| Color | green, pink |
| Chakra Healing | Heart chakra |
| Birthstone | October |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
Unakite Color
A good quality Unakite is regarded as the semi-precious stone, which subsist in a variety of shades of green and pink and is usually dappled and speckled in appearance.
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