Myanmar is the country with the richest jade production in the world and is famous for its high-quality jade. Pagan, located 350 kilometers north of Mandalay, Myanmar, is a famous jade mining area in Myanmar, where most jade is found. Besides the jadeite produced in Myanmar, other countries in the world also produce jadeite, such as China, Guatemala, Japan, the United States, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Colombia. Cele County, Hotan District, Xinjiang, China also produces a small amount of jadeite ore.

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The distribution of jadeite in the world;

1, Myanmar

Myanmar is the main producer of jadeite in the world and the only producer of gem-grade jadeite. Therefore, jadeite is also known as Burmese jade. From a professional point of view, more than 95% of jadeite in the world is produced in Myanmar. Judging from the domestic jade business, almost all gem-grade jade articles are produced in Myanmar. The highest quality jadeite in the world is produced in Longjinyu Mine in Myanmar.

2. Guatemala

Guatemala is a country that produces commercial grade jadeite except Myanmar. Compared with Burmese jadeite, Guatemalan jadeite is mostly of poor texture, usually with coarse-grained structure and low transparency. The colors are dark green, black, blue-green and variegated green. Because Guatemala's jadeite is natural, there is no improved treatment of B, C, B+C and other commodities, so it has been recognized by European and American markets and has become a strong competitor of Myanmar jadeite.

3. Japan

Japan's jade producing areas are scattered in Niigata Prefecture, Yuchuan City and Chinghamachi Prefecture in Japan. Mainly used for primary minerals, mainly jadeite aggregate and coarse crystal. The colors are mainly green and white, with dry texture, low yield and poor texture. Most of them can't be engraved. They have no commercial value. They are mainly used by miners.

4. America

American jade, mainly produced in California. Secondary ore and secondary ore. Compared with Burmese jadeite, American jadeite can only be used as carving materials, lacking gem-grade emeralds. Dry texture and thick structure. The jadeite deposit in Mendocino county is Liqihu mine, which is mainly composed of diopside, jadeite, garnet and pumice veinlets.

5. Republic of Kazakhstan

Jadeite deposits in Kazakhstan are mainly related to Itumunda and LevoKechpeli mines, mineralization and serpentine mines. Emerald mainly has light gray, dark gray, light green and dark green colors. Medium-fine grained metasomatic texture. Most of its quality is equivalent to the opaque, thick-headed and structured carving materials in Myanmar.

6. Russia

Due to insufficient Cr2O3 content, the overall quality of Russian Sisayan jadeite deposit is second only to Myanmar jadeite. The jadeite ores in Russia have bead structure and beam structure formed by recrystallization, and there are many groups of cracked rib-eye structures, most of which are not up to gem level. However, Russia occasionally produces high-quality jadeite, but not in Russia's high-producing areas, but in the Ural Mountains near Kazakhstan.

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