Alaska Jade - Anchorage Visitors Center - Anchorage, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 61° 13.112 W 149° 53.581
6V E 344640 N 6790567
Huge jade specimen on display in front of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau Visitors Information Center in downtown Anchorage.
Waymark Code: WM9AMG
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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The jade is from the Arctic Circle area about 30 miles north of Dahl Creek, a tributary of the Kobuk River. The jade weighs 5114 pounds. Alaska Jade is the Alaska State Gem Stone and is more specifically known as nephrite jade.
Type of Display: Geological
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