Of course it is not always as easy to diagnose a fracture when there is little or no displacement, or as in this image, some impaction. Look closely and you should see a sclerotic (lighter) band obliquely across the distal radius.
Although the highest quality jade can cost more than gold, at thousands of dollars per ounce, the price of nephrite jade generally varies from C$10 (HK$63) to C$100 per kilogram as a raw stone, according to the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Types of Jade. There are essentially 2 Types of Jade: Nephrite Jade and Jadeite Jade. There may be different trade names or other names for âtypes of jadeâ but these usually just refer to the color of jade.