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An occurrence of nephrite jade in West Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

B. C. M. Butler
B. C. M. Butler*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Oxford
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Summary

Two pebbles of good quality nephrite from Kohat District are described and the possible origin of the stones is discussed. The discovery is of significance in relation to the unsolved problem of the origin of the raw material of Indian carved jade.

Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 260 , March 1963 , pp. 385 - 393
Copyright
Copyright © 1963, The Mineralogical Society

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