GemsTV guide to gems & jewellery

GemsTV guide to gems & jewellery
ISBN-10
0955149126
ISBN-13
9780955149122
Category
Jewelry
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2007
Author
Gavin Linsell

Description

While Jade was known as the “ stone of heaven ” in ancient China , the Chinese word for Jade , Yu , is not generally used . Jade was excavated from the Kunlun Mountains of northwest China , from 5000 BC , and even today China remains an ...

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