Distribution of origin

Most of the high-quality jadeites in the jewelry market come from the Quaternary and Tertiary conglomerate layered jadeite deposits in the Ulu River (River) basin in northern Myanmar. They are mainly distributed in Kachin State in northern Myanmar, with a length of about 240km from north to south and a width of 170km from east to west. 187 1 year, several major mineral deposits were discovered in Lu Wu, Myanmar (also known as Wu Jia, Wulong and Lu Wu), among which four are the most famous.

They are Du Mao, Myanmar Mao, Pan Mao and Nan Nai Mao. Primary jadeite is mainly composed of white jadeite with various green tones, brownish yellow and light purple. In addition to jadeite, there are diopside, amphibole, aegirine and albite, and green jadeite rarely reaches the gem level.

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. The characteristic of jadeite in these countries is that few jadeites reach the gem level, and most of them are carving raw materials. Cele County, Hotan District, Xinjiang, China also produces a small amount of jadeite ore.

More than 95% of the commercial jadeite on the market comes from Myanmar, so jadeite is also called Burmese jade.

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.

Therefore, it also attracted a large number of businessmen to "gold rush" here. Pagan's companies are mostly Sino-Myanmar joint ventures, and the largest operator is Myanmar Federal Economic Holdings Limited (UMEHL) with military background, which occupies a dominant position in many economic fields in Myanmar.