Guatemalan Jadeite with Mary Lou Ridinger of Jade Maya **FULL INTERVIEW**

For much of modern history, it was believed that the sources of Olmec and Mayan jade were lost to history without a trace. That is until Jay and Mary Lou Ridinger re-discovered sources of jade in Guatemala in the 1970s.
This is Mary Lou's remarkable story.

*Related Links*
BUY Guatemalan Jade! - https://jademaya.com/
https://marylouridinger.com/
Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya by Gerard Helferich
https://a.co/c5Iw25v
Jade - A Gemologist's Guide
https://www.lotusgemology.com/index.p...
William Foshag's Mineralogical Studies in Guatemalan Jade
https://www.amazon.com/Mineralogical-...

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*TIMESTAMPS*
1:05 Jade History in Guatemala
3:13 Jade vs Jadeite
4:45 Jade Geology
11:18 Fred Ward's National Geographic Article on Jade
16:57 Blue Jade

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