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Researchers find jade mines
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002 Scientists have discovered in Guatemala a huge source of jade used by the Olmec and Mayan civilizations of Meso-America. The blue jade is located in an area reported to be the size of Rhode Island. Huge deposits and mines were discovered after a two-year search. The area was partly uncovered as a result of a 1998 hurricane. Some of the jade began turning up in local markets, raising the interest of scholars and prospectors. In Guatemala, a Rhode Island-Size Jade Lode (The New York Times 5/22)
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