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.
Nephrite can be found in a creamy white form (known in China as mutton fat jade) as well as in a variety of green colours, whereas jadeite shows more colour variations, including blue, lavender-mauve, pink, and emerald-green colours.Of the two, jadeite is rarer, documented in fewer than 12 places worldwide.ephrite can be found in a creamy white form (known in China as mutton fat jade) as well as in a variety of green colours, whereas jadeite shows more colour variations, including blue, lavender-mauve, pink, and emerald-green colours.