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9.7" Polished Canadian Jade (Nephrite) Slab - British Columbia
This is a cut and polished slab of green jade var. nephrite. The jade was collected from the BC Jade Mine in Jade City, Canada. This slab has been polished along its edges and both faces.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Jade City is a small town located in the Cassiar Mountain Range of northern British Colombia, Canada, just south of the Yukon border. The town only has a population of about 35 people, most of whom are employed by the Bunce family, who run the Jade City's jade insdustry. For over 40 years, this same family has been working these mountains, extracting nephrite jade, cutting, and polishing the specimens in Jade City. The jade is then shipped all across the world in both its rough and polished form. In fact, roughly 90 percent of the jade on the world market is collected and supplied from northern British Columbia.
Much of the jade mined from the Cassier Mountains is processed in the tiny town of Jade City, BC
The popularity of nephrite jade from this location resulted in Discovery Canada starting a reality tv show known as Jade Fever. The show follows the Bunce family and their mining efforts through the Cassiar Mountain Range.
Much of the jade mined from the Cassier Mountains is processed in the tiny town of Jade City, BC
The popularity of nephrite jade from this location resulted in Discovery Canada starting a reality tv show known as Jade Fever. The show follows the Bunce family and their mining efforts through the Cassiar Mountain Range.
About Nephrite Jade
Nephrite jade is a beautiful, tough, and historically significant variety of jade composed primarily of the amphibole minerals actinolite and tremolite. It is known for its smooth, waxy luster and comes in shades ranging from creamy white (often called "mutton fat jade") to various greens, grays, and even browns or blacks depending on its iron content. Unlike jadeite, the other mineral classified as jade, nephrite has a fibrous crystal structure, giving it exceptional toughness—making it ideal for carving.
Nephrite jade has been prized for thousands of years, particularly in Chinese, Maori, and Mesoamerican cultures, where it was used not only for ornamental carvings and jewelry but also for tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects. Significant deposits are found in China, British Columbia (Canada), New Zealand, Russia, and the western United States. Its durability, rich coloration, and deep cultural heritage make nephrite jade both a gemstone and an artifact of enduring human connection.
Nephrite jade is a beautiful, tough, and historically significant variety of jade composed primarily of the amphibole minerals actinolite and tremolite. It is known for its smooth, waxy luster and comes in shades ranging from creamy white (often called "mutton fat jade") to various greens, grays, and even browns or blacks depending on its iron content. Unlike jadeite, the other mineral classified as jade, nephrite has a fibrous crystal structure, giving it exceptional toughness—making it ideal for carving.
Nephrite jade has been prized for thousands of years, particularly in Chinese, Maori, and Mesoamerican cultures, where it was used not only for ornamental carvings and jewelry but also for tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects. Significant deposits are found in China, British Columbia (Canada), New Zealand, Russia, and the western United States. Its durability, rich coloration, and deep cultural heritage make nephrite jade both a gemstone and an artifact of enduring human connection.
$145 $95
SPECIES
Jade var. Nephrite
LOCATION
BC Jade Mine, Jade City, British Columbia, Canada
SIZE
9.7 x 6.3", .1" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#195797
