Gigantische Nefriet Jade Boulder Ontdekt In Canada
Jade wordt in massa's gevonden met verschillende soorten jade, waaronder jadeïet en nefriet. Nefriet is harder en moeilijker te breken dan Jadeïet kristal. Het rotsblok Polar Pride werd door handelsexperts de vondst van het millennium genoemd en werd ontdekt in Canada. Het rotsblok van 18 ton werd in tweeën gespleten om te worden gebruikt voor snijwerk. British Columbia, Canada is de grootste producent en exporteur van nefrietjade ter wereld. Alle bekende Jade-afzettingen in BC zijn van de nefrietsoort,
Nefrietmijnbouw in de provincie British Columbia is zeer uitdagend. De winters zijn meestal lang en extreem koud, en nefrietafzettingen zijn afgelegen, dus mijnbouw kan alleen plaatsvinden tijdens het kortere zomerseizoen, dat slechts ongeveer 60 dagen per jaar duurt.
Nefrietafzettingen variëren in grootte van 12 inch tot 12 voet breed. De bredere afzettingen van jade vormen een grote uitdaging voor een steengroeve. Nefrietkeien aan de oppervlakte kunnen soms een gewicht bereiken van ongeveer 200 ton en zijn zelden minder dan 100 pond, maar Jade West probeert het totale gewicht van zijn jade nefrietkeien te beperken tot vijf ton, wat een goede maat is voor ze om te ontginnen, te hanteren, en vervolgens op vrachtwagens vervoeren naar de dichtstbijzijnde stad, die ongeveer 160 kilometer verderop ligt. Het gemiddelde gewicht van nefriet is twee ton, een maat die voldoet aan de meeste snijwerkfabrieken in China.
Hoewel jade en agaat vaak worden gezien als afzonderlijke mineralen, zijn ze in feite beide leden van dezelfde minerale familie, bekend als de chalcedoongroep. Beide stenen zijn gemaakt van microscopische kristallen van kwarts die in de loop van de tijd zijn verdicht, wat resulteert in een dichte, harde steen die wordt gewaardeerd om zijn schoonheid en duurzaamheid.
Hoewel jade meestal wordt geassocieerd met groene tinten en agaat met gestreepte patronen en een breder scala aan kleuren, kunnen beide stenen sterk variëren in kleur en uiterlijk, afhankelijk van de specifieke mineralen en onzuiverheden die aanwezig zijn in hun samenstelling. Bovendien wordt aangenomen dat zowel jade als agaat krachtige helende eigenschappen bezitten, waardoor ze populaire keuzes zijn voor gebruik bij kristalgenezing en energiewerk.
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