There are many countries that produce a form of Jadeite. Countries that one might readily find the Jadeite stone is China, New Zealand, Japan, and Burma.
The scientific name for Jadeite is Jadeiteatelia. Thank you for using answer.com
Jadeite can be used for jewelry and sculptures. It can also be used for making dishes and other useful items.
Type your answer here... Jadeites latest find was in Hong Kong and in U.S. dollars it was estimated to be $9.3 million.
The characteristic of jadeite it is the same of quartz green Aventurine with the only different the grade quartz is 7 more strong than jadeite grade 6.5 the Olmec quartz green Aventurine the value is more that jadeite... Because it's very rare in the world Olmec mask quartz 1 carat can cost over one milliom Dollars $1,000000 dollars ... In today market because it's rare.
6.5 - 7.0
Jadeite
Jadeite USD $3 + Million/Carat Until recent years jadeite has been something of a mystery mineral, but we now know of primary sources in Guatemala as well as several California occurrences of white or grayish jadeite. Boulders in which a few small freestanding crystals have been seen occur in San Benito Co., California, with additional finds in Clear Creek, between New Idria and Hernandez. All Mexican jadeite is in artifacts, from unknown sources. The record price for a single piece of jadeite jewelry was set at the November 1997 Christie's Hong Kong sale: Lot 1843, the "Doubly Fortunate" necklace of 27 approximately .5 mm jadeite beads sold for US$9.3 million
Until recent years jadeite has been something of a mystery mineral, but we now know of primary sources in Guatemala as well as several California occurrences of white or grayish jadeite. Boulders in which a few small freestanding crystals have been seen occur in San Benito Co., California, with additional finds in Clear Creek, between New Idria and Hernandez. All Mexican jadeite is in artifacts, from unknown sources. The record price for a single piece of jadeite jewelry was set at the November 1997 Christie's Hong Kong sale: Lot 1843, the "Doubly Fortunate" necklace of 27 approximately .5 mm jadeite beads sold for US$9.3 million The worlds most rare mineral is jadeite.
Jadeite, one of the minerals recognized as the gemstone jade, can be found several miles east of Clearlake, and in Skagit County, Washington.
The jadeite cabbage in the National Museum of Tai-Peh is anonymous.
jade can be found at the very north of mongolia, or the hole east coast