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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 English word jade is derived (via French l'ejade and Latin ilia flanks, kidney area) from the Spanish term piedra de ijada (first recorded in 1565) or loin stone, from its reputed efficacy in curing ailments of the loins and kidneys.ue to that significance and the rising middle class in China, today the finest jade when found in nuggets of âmutton fatâ jade â so-named for its marbled white consistency â can fetch $3,000 an ounce, a tenfold increase from a decade ago.