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.
The New York Times had an intriguing story on the skyrocketing price of jade in China. According to the article, the demand for jade among Chinaâs newly rich âappears to have reached a frenzy in the past year or two.â The price of the finest jade has increased tenfold over the past decade, to $3000 an ounce, making it far more valuable than gold.