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.
Jadeite and nephrite are materials that have both been called jade for thousands of years. 1  Green Jadeite Buttons: Hand-made, antique Chinese jadeite buttons showing the typical color of quality green jadeite. The jadeite in these buttons was most likely mined in Burma (the Union of Myanmar today).