600-ton jade discovered to challenge 'King of Jade'

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A 600-ton monomer jade was discovered in Northwest China to challenge the world's biggest jade record, chinanews.com reported on Thursday.

600-ton jade discovered to challenge 'King of Jade'

600-ton jade discovered to challenge 'King of Jade' 

The jade is a monomer tremolite jade, measuring 8 meters in diameter, 4 meters in height and 3 meters in width. Its volume is 96 cubic meters and it weighs an estimated 600 tons. It was discovered in Kuandian Manchu autonomous county of Dandong, Northeast China's Liaoning province. The local authority said that it will apply for the stone to be recognized as the new world record holder.

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