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: Hetian Black Jade





Specimen of Hetian black jade veined nephrite stone from the northern slope of the Kunlun Mountains in Xinjiang Uygur, which is an autonomous region of China. Hetian jade contains trace amounts of copper, cobalt, manganese, selenium and zinc.



Hetian Black Jade

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