Courtesy Mason-Kay Fine Jade Jewelry To understand the value of jade ... The Chinese have revered jadeite’s fine green color since its discovery in Burma. Top-quality jadeite is rare. Vivid, sleek, ...

China’s aggressive resource extraction in Myanmar is leaving a trail of environmental destruction and debt dependency in its wake, warns Vaishali Basu Sharma.

So, you can take a piece of jade and shape it into jewelry relatively easily ... and most of it comes from Myanmar. They may boast the greenest greens, but they can vary greatly in transparency ...