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A jade boulder weighing 175 tons was discovered in Myanmar

Нефритовую глыбу весом 175 тонн обнаружили в МьянмеThe miners dug a huge jade stone.

A block with a height of 4.3 m and length of 5.8 m is estimated at about 170 million U.S. dollars.

Myanmar (till 1989 Burma) is the source of almost all of the world’s jadeite of the highest standard.

Jadeite is a translucent green gem related to jade.

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