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Jade Mountains, Kobuk jade district
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: nephrite jade.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Nephrite boulders shed from serpentinite of the Jade Mountains, worked by Inupiat carvers for generations
Documented by Alaska geological surveys and the jade trade out of Kobuk villages.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme remotenessRiver travel, weather
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