There are two types of jade: nephrite and the harder, translucent jadeite, favoured for jewellery. The finest jadeite comes from Myanmar, with imperial green the most sought-after colour.

11. Jadeite Price per CD: $21,633 Jadeite is often confused with jade, although it is a type of jade, together with nephrite (although they are chemically absolutely different, jadeite being made ...

Stunned miners have unearthed the world's most valuable piece of jade - an 18ft monster worth £140million. Workers were excavating rare gems at a remote mine in Kachin State, Burma, when they ...

Several buyers are hanging on to their pieces of jadeite hoping the prices will climb even further. Guo said that while ordinary people cannot afford to buy jade and jadeite they can buy stones.

Diamonds may well be forever, but they’re not the most expensive gemstone in the world. There are plenty of other rare gemstones that beat the popular stone on the high price list. Here’s a ...

Ruby and jadeite are proposed at the first tectonic gemstones. What do they reveal about the history of plate tectonics?

Mary Lou Ridinger, an American expatriate and a founder of the Jade Maya brand, has been a pioneer in reviving the jade ...

Jewellery connoisseurs and collectors place value in various types of stones, and jadeite is not just valuable, rare and beautiful, it is also a symbol of longevity, prosperity and integrity.

Jadeite is often confused with jade, although it is a type of jade, together with nephrite (although they are chemically absolutely different, jadeite being made of sodium and aluminum, and ...