Unique appeal: I collect Chinese nephrite because of its rich history and subtle beauty, says antique dealer W.K. Chui. An antique dealer is bowled over by the understated beauty and rich history of ...

Deep beneath Xinjiang's rocky slopes, geologists uncovered something extraordinary: an untouched cache of black nephrite. With its shimmer like lacquer and high iron content, this isn’t your average ...

With a hardness of 6–6.5 on Mohs’ scale, nephrite is a little softer than jadeite, which has a hardness of 6.5–7. However, it has a higher tenacity and is regarded as the ‘toughest’ of gems. This ...

Along with the skyrocketing price of white nephrite, there is also a developing market for green nephrite in China. However, limited local supply has forced the Chinese to seek outside resources, ...

1 Department of Occupational Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan 2 School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan 3 Green Energy and Environmental Research ...