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Jade Leader Discovers New Jade Zone at DJ and Harvests Large Rhodonite Block for Evaluation.
CALGARY, AB / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2019 / Jade Leader Corp. (TSXV:JADE) (“Jade Lea...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Jade Leader Discovers New Jade Zone at DJ and Harvests Large Rhodonite Block for Evaluation.CALGARY, AB / ACCESSWIRE / August 20, 2019 / Jade Leader Corp. (TSXV:JADE) (“Jade Leader” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing Jade exploration efforts in both Washington and Wyoming.DJ Project, Washington StateJade. The field program conducted in July and August has confirmed a new in-situ surface nephrite Jade occurrence; the widest found to date on the Property. This new occurrence consists of a Jade bearing contact zone between serpentinites and white rhodingites; essentially identical to the Lode 2 target drilled in October/November 2019. Partial to complete metamorphism of the host rock to Jade occurs over widths of up to 2.5 metres and has been traced at surface for some 11 metres before disappearing under surface cover.Although strong surface weathering affects the clarity of the Jade in outcrop, all three of the Jade types recognized in the Lode 2 target drilling have been identified in this new zone, including: fine grained vein-type Jade; Jade exhibiting diffuse chatoyancy; and replacement Jade with a mottled texture. In addition, seams of Jade to 4-5 cm in width, showing botryoidal (bubbly) textures, which can have significant collector appeal, have also been recognized cutting the zone.In addition to having similar geology to the Lode 2 zone, this new showing is strongly linked to it by a consistently intense, sharp linear airborne geophysical signature running the 1,470 feet (450 meters) between the two showings. Our follow-up field investigation of anomalies generated in similar airborne surveys on our Wyoming Jade property was very successful in tracing Jade-bearing structures through alluvial cover (See Press Release 19-03, June 12, 2019) and the sharp anomalies defined here at DJ suggest geophysics may also be very effective for tracing Jade-bearing structures in areas with extensive forest cover. The Company believes that further work has a strong possibility of linking and extending our currently known Jade zones, and potentially revealing completely blind Jade zones.Rhodonite. In parallel with its Jade exploration work, the Company has encountered large masses of Rhodonite, a light grey to pink to yellow semi-precious gemstone, with significant commercial demand....