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 best jade specimens found in Wyoming are pebÂ­bles and boulders in alluvial fans and soil around Jeffrey City. Cobbles and boulders are found south of US Highway 287 (789) while jade (in place) is found in outcrops to the north of the highway in the Granite Mountains.