Description and Use. Copper is a reddish-brown, odorless metal. It is used in. electrical wiring and plumbing, in alloys and protective coatings. for other metals, and in insecticides, fungicides and herbicides.
YANGON, Myanmar: An enormous jade boulder that weighs up to 192 tons has been found in Myanmarâs restive Kachin State, officials said Saturday. The 174,600-kilogram raw jade stone was discovered in a gem-rich region of Hpakant Township in northern Kachin on Tuesday, according to an information ministry statement.
The Power of Stones: Jade. Jade occurs as jadeite and nephrite. While jade is not exceptionally hard (5-7 on the Mohs scale), it is very tough. It was so unbreakable, it was used for axe-heads and anvils. The word jade comes from the Spanish piedra de ijada stone for the loins, referring to its magical healing ability on that area of the body. There are many imitation jades which are passed off as the real thing. For one thing, they lack the toughness of real jade.