Gems & Gemology, Spring 2017, Vol. 53, No. 1

Japanese Jadeite Tables

Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Kazuko Saruwatari, and Yusuke Katsurada

Table 1
 
Characteristic features of jadeite specimens from Japan and other sources, and analytical techniques used in this study.
Table 2
 
LA-ICP-MS chemical data for Jadeite from Japan, Myanmar, Guatemala, and Russia.

Dr. Abduriyim is president of Tokyo Gem Science, LLC and director of GSTV Gemological Laboratory. He is a former senior manager and senior scientist of GIA’s laboratory in Tokyo. Dr. Saruwatari and Dr. Katsurada are scientists and staff gemologists at GIA’s laboratory in Tokyo.