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Jade Mother Lode Found in Guatemala

Posted by michael on from the romancing-the-stone dept.

BrodyVess writes "Scientists searching in Guatemala have found the mother lode of jade that was used by Mayan and Olmec civilizations. They had been searching for 50+ years to try and find the source for ancient artifacts from the civilizations, and have found a mining site as large as the current burma mines, and was apparently used for over a thousand years. My favorite part- boulders of jade as big as a school bus."

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  1. Re:pictures? by geoswan · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is an article with pictures, about Guatemalen Jade. No pictures of the bus sized nuggets though.