Two magnitude 7.0 quakes hit Myanmar: USGS

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Two magnitude 7.0 quakes hit Myanmar: USGS

Two strong quakes of magnitude 7.0 struck northeast Myanmar, close to the Thai and Laotian borders, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Thursday.

It said the quakes struck seconds apart at 8:25 p.m. on Thursday (1355 GMT) and were centered 69 miles north of Chiang Rai in neighboring Thailand. The first one was very shallow, at a depth of 6.2 miles, while the second one was deeper at 142.5 miles.

It is a sparsely populated, hilly area best known as the Golden Triangle, which is a traditional source of illicit opium.

 

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Huge jade stone found in Burma...

Giant jade stone uncovered in Myanmar
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 - A giant jade stone weighing 175 tonnes has been uncovered by miners in Myanmar.

The stone is 4.3m (14ft) high and 5.8m (19ft) long, and is reportedly worth an estimated $170m (£140m). It was found in a mine in the jade-producing Kachin state, in the north of the country.

A man sits on giant jade stone at a mine in Phakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar​

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the source of nearly all of the world's finest jadeite, a near-translucent green stone. The jade industry is responsible for nearly half of the country's GDP. One of its biggest markets is neighbouring China, where it is known as the "stone of heaven".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37670305[

 

[KissMy]

Huge jade stone found in Burma...

Giant jade stone uncovered in Myanmar
Sat, 15 Oct 2016 - A giant jade stone weighing 175 tonnes has been uncovered by miners in Myanmar.

The stone is 4.3m (14ft) high and 5.8m (19ft) long, and is reportedly worth an estimated $170m (£140m). It was found in a mine in the jade-producing Kachin state, in the north of the country.

A man sits on giant jade stone at a mine in Phakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar​

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the source of nearly all of the world's finest jadeite, a near-translucent green stone. The jade industry is responsible for nearly half of the country's GDP. One of its biggest markets is neighboring China, where it is known as the "stone of heaven".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37670305[

Wow! - Who could where jewelry that large?

 

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Granny says she'd wear it anywhere.