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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.
Central American cultures would sometimes hold jadeite against their sides to help cure ailments, which is why the Spanish called jadeite piedra de ijada, meaning stone for the pain in the side. On the other side of the world, the Chinese called jade yu, meaning heavenly or imperial and has been found in the tombs of some Shang dynasty kings and other important figures.