Burmese jade

or Burma jade

noun

, Jewelry.

1. jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.

Example Sentences

The Burmese jade industry is dominated by companies connected to the army.

From BBC

A new report by Global Witness, an NGO, estimates that $31 billion of Burmese jade was sold in 2014, mostly on the black market.

From Economist

During an interview, Shi Hongyue, vice secretary general of the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China, refused to even discuss the ills plaguing the Burmese jade trade.

From New York Times

The state-affiliated Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China estimates that annual sales of jade are as high as $5 billion, more than half of which comes from Burmese jade.

From New York Times

“The top dogs are the Burmese military,” said Mr. Davis of Global Witness, which has investigated the Burmese jade trade.

From New York Times