The greener jadeite is highly valued in China ... The ethics of gemstone mining has made global news across all kind of mineral deposits, which has contributed to growing interest in lab-grown ...

“While Neolithic clay figurines are numerous at S. Čuka (115 have been found), the imagery of one stone pendant is unique in ...

It is worth noting that Myanmar is a site for many rare mineral discoveries. For example, jadeite is the hardest natural mineral, and painite is the second-rarest mineral in the world. The rarest ...

a mineral that is commonly used as “jade,” but different from the mineral jadeite. Both are green in color, but jadeite has the “imperial green” color it is famous for, while nephrite ...