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 myth of jade. Jade â a gemstone of unique symbolic energy, and unique in the myths that surround it. With its beauty and wide-ranging expressiveness, jade has held a special attraction for mankind for thousands of years.