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	The Ultimate Jade - American History Information Guide and Reference
		During Neolithic times, the key known sources of nephrite jade in China for utilitarian and ceremonial jade items were the now depleted deposits in the Ningshao area in the Yang Ze River delta (Liangzhu Jade culture 3400–2250 BC) and in an area of the Liaoning province in Inner Mongolia (Hongshan Culture 3500–2200 BC).
		There, white and greenish nephrite jade is found in small quarries and as pebbles and boulders in the rivers flowing from the Kuen-Lun mountain range northward into the Takla-Makan desert area.
		River jade collection was concentrated in the Yarkand, the White Jade (Yurungkash) and Black Jade (Karakash) Rivers.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Jade (450 words)

	Facets - Jade
		During Neolithic times, the key known sources of nephrite jade in China for utilitarian and ceremonial jade items were the now depleted deposits in the Ningshao area in the Yang Ze River delta (Liangzhu jade culture 3400–2250 BC) and in an area of the Liaoning province in Inner Mongolia (Hongshan culture 4700–2200 BC).
		Jade was used to create many utilitarian and ceremonial objects, ranging from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits.
		From the Kingdom of Khotan, on the southern leg of the Silk Road, yearly tribute payments consisting of the most precious white jade were made to the Chinese Imperial court and there transformed into objets d'art by skilled artisans as jade was considered more valuable than gold or silver.
	www.gemscape.com /facets/jade.htm (3877 words)

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