Marbled Unakite

tandl has started giving rock gifts Take Me to the River Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,078	Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 10:46:50 GMT -5 captbob and drocknut like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tandl on Nov 5, 2016 10:46:50 GMT -5 [/URL] ][/URL] [/URL]

captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 11:14:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Nov 5, 2016 11:14:55 GMT -5 Nice! Where did you find it?
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tandl has started giving rock gifts Take Me to the River Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,078	Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 12:00:01 GMT -5 captbob likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tandl on Nov 5, 2016 12:00:01 GMT -5 Nov 5, 2016 11:14:55 GMT -5 captbob said: Nice! Where did you find it? Vermilion , County , Illinois

wampidytoo has rocks in the head Add 5016 to my post count. Member since June 2013 Posts: 709	Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 12:05:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wampidytoo on Nov 5, 2016 12:05:09 GMT -5 It is fairly abundant in Wyoming too. Sweet stone and it takes a nice shine. Jim
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Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 12:19:54 GMT -5

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This particular specimen having a finer grain and marbling , i believe has been formed differently than more coarse grained granites , possibly metamorphosed after formation . the feldspar,quartz and epidote are all melted together, so a smooth material without the crazing fractures .

dottyt spending too much on rocks Member since July 2016 Posts: 305	Marbled Unakite Nov 5, 2016 23:09:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dottyt on Nov 5, 2016 23:09:54 GMT -5 Unakite is so pretty and it looks like you have some high quality slabs of it.

NDK Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 9,440	Marbled Unakite Nov 6, 2016 9:41:42 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NDK on Nov 6, 2016 9:41:42 GMT -5 Nice find bud!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Marbled Unakite Nov 6, 2016 10:10:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Nov 6, 2016 10:10:56 GMT -5 Do you find a lot of this quality Unakite tandl ?
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Jugglerguy gets rocks for Christmas Alpena, MI Member since December 2011 Posts: 6,874	Marbled Unakite Nov 6, 2016 12:20:59 GMT -5 snowmom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jugglerguy on Nov 6, 2016 12:20:59 GMT -5 There's a bunch of that in Lake Superior. I have tumbled more unakite than any other rock. Great stuff.
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Marbled Unakite Nov 6, 2016 13:23:36 GMT -5

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Nov 6, 2016 10:10:56 GMT -5 captbob said:

Do you find a lot of this quality Unakite tandl ?

No,But if i had more time i`m sure i could find more of it,have found other before. This is the biggest piece i have found .i only went hounding twice the whole summer,busy farming and fixing around the house. It is glacial material.

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,834	Marbled Unakite Nov 6, 2016 15:07:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Nov 6, 2016 15:07:47 GMT -5 New to me in that form. I would have guessed unakite, but in the wrong form! Thanks.
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MrMike freely admits to licking rocks Member since September 2016 Posts: 968	Marbled Unakite Nov 8, 2016 19:27:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MrMike on Nov 8, 2016 19:27:54 GMT -5 Way cool