gsminmag Mineralogical Magazine Mineralogical Magazine 0026-461X Mineralogical Society 10.1180/minmag.1963.033.260.04 An Occurrence of Nephrite Jade in West Pakistan Butler B. C. M. M.A., Ph.D., F.G.S. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Oxford 3 1963 33 260 385 393 Copyright © 1963, The Mineralogical Society 1963 Summary

Two pebbles of good quality nephrite from Kohat District are described and the possible origin of the stones is discussed. The discovery is of significance in relation to the unsolved problem of the origin of the raw material of Indian carved jade.