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Kunlun Jade to grace Olympic medals 
 (chinadaily.com.cn) 
 Updated: 2008-01-03 11:44 
  
 
Samples of the jade discs for the bronze medal (L,cyan jade) and the gold medal (R, white jade) at a ceremony in Beijing, January 3, 2008. Kunlun Jade, a precious stone from the Kunlun Mountains in Northwest China's Qinghai Province, will be used in the Olympic medals for the Beijing 2008 Games. [Xinhua] 
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