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Record No. 5105
Tracing the green line: A journey to Myanmar’s jade mines
Journal Article
Hughes, R.W., Galibert, O., Smith, M. and Thet Oo (1996–97) Tracing the green line: A journey to Myanmar’s jade mines. Jewelers’ Circular-Keystone, Vol. 167, No. 11, November, pp. 60–65; Vol. 168, No. 1, January, pp. 160–166,
ISBN/ISSN: 10700242 | RWHL*
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jade, jadeite, fei cui, maw-sit-sit, Burma, gems
In 1996, several gemologists set off for Burma's remote jade mines, the first visit by foreigners since the early 1960's. This is the story of their epic journey.