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.
Miners in Myanmar have found the worldâs largest jade stone in a remote mine in Kachin State, in the north of the country. The stone is 14ft high and 19ft long, and weighs approximately 200 tons. This beautiful jade boulder will be sent to China, where it will be carved up into expensive jewelry and sculptures.