Quarry at Jordansmiihl, Silesia, where the largest block of jade ever mined was discovered in 

 1899. Although people familiar with Jordansmiihl were skeptical as to the chances of obtaining jade 

 specimens of note in a spot where quarrying had been going on since Roman times, a search of less 

 than a day was rewarded by the discovery of a jade block weighing between two and three tons. The 

 cross indicates the original position of the mass 



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A near view of the original resting place of the jade block of Jordunsniulil, now exhibited in 

 Memorial Hall of the American Museum of Natural History. To the left is seen Dr. Carl Hintze, of 

 the University of Breslau, Germany, through whose courtesy was made possible the acquiring of this 

 remarkable specimen 



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