Myanmar’s jade mines may yield great wealth ... The rock—a translucent mass of sodium aluminum silicate known as jadeite—is one of the world’s most coveted gems, chiefly among the ...

For instance, Myanmar (Burma) is renowned for its jadeite deposits and is considered one of the most important sources of ...

Myanmar, where it hails from, is something of a breeding ground for rare minerals, also the home of that toughy jadeite we ...