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Jade
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-JADE;
- Description
- Jade sample is dark green in color with black and white veins throughout. Four sides have straight cut, giving surface smooth texture. The two opposite ends are rough and jagged. A '26' in black lettering on a small white circle exists on one of smooth sides of jade sample.
- Other Names
- Ore Sample
- Category
- NATURAL HISTORY
- Sub-Category
- MINERAL, GEM
- Description
- Jade sample is dark green in color with black and white veins throughout. Four sides have straight cut, giving surface smooth texture. The two opposite ends are rough and jagged. A '26' in black lettering on a small white circle exists on one of smooth sides of jade sample.
- History Of Use
- Jade sample was found in Dease Lake, B.C.. Jade is the name given to group of opaque, waxy or pearly minerals, usually green but also yellow, white or pink. Jade is used for carvings and precious stones.
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-JADE;
- Width
- 10
- Length
- 12
- Depth
- 7
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1987.29.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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