Key Problems in Nephrite Research

Abstract:

This paper briefly analyses some typical problems in studies of nephrite， including many fields of natural attribute and social attribute， such as the genetic mechanism of nephrite deposit， prospecting， exploitation， utilization， the differentiation between jade and rock， the traceability and processing technology of ancient jades， and the importance of jade in Chinese history. The solution to these problems not only depends on the deepening and development of related natural and social sciences， but also depends on the intersection and the integration of natural and social sciences.