The Cowell Jade – an alluring yet tough gemstone – is having a resurgence in its home town. Just north of Cowell’s boat ramp, past the oyster leases and into the rugged folds of the Minbrie Ranges, one of the greatest geological anomalies on Earth was discovered. Under limestone lies the Cowell Jade Province, the largest known deposit of black nephrite jade in the world by volume – spanning about ten square kilometres. Nephrite jade is the tough…
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