Researchers find jade mines

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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