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Burmese jade

American  
Or Burma jade

noun

Jewelry.
  1. jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.


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During an interview, Shi Hongyue, vice secretary general of the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, refused to even discuss the ills plaguing the Burmese jade trade.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2014

“The top dogs are the Burmese military,” said Mr. Davis of Global Witness, which has investigated the Burmese jade trade.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2014

The state-affiliated Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China estimates that annual sales of jade are as high as $5 billion, more than half of which comes from Burmese jade.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2014

The story of Burmese jade is inextricably tied to the turbulent history of Kachin, a once-lush country of rolling hills and steep ravines that rubs borders with India's lawless Nagaland.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2014

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