LARGE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB
Cassiar Mine, British Columbia, Canada
This beautiful slab is from the renowned Cassiar Mine in northwestern British Columbia, about 90 miles from the Yukon border. Unusual for a piece of this size, it displays a superbly soft coloring over much of its surface, the dark emerald green edges giving way to a gentler, oceanic shade over much of the central area, largely unmarred by patterning, mottling or inclusions, and creating a wonderfully serene natural canvas. A fine aesthetic specimen, it might be used as a tabletop, with three edges left naturally rough, and one end polished and gently rounded, 44 x 23 1/2 x 7/8 inches.