"Re-Discovery of Olmec Blue Jade"
by Virginia B. Sisson,Rice University, Houston, TexasPublished in the October, 2002 Bulletin
Figure One
Guatemalan field party guide, Carlos Gonzales, by a big boulder of jade that was uncovered in Hurricane Mitch
Figure Two
Topographic map of the region that is slightly modified from the original article in Antiquity
Figure Three
Hans Avé Lallemant, Carlos Gonzales (our local guide), Russell Seitz and the author with two ponies looking for jade near Jalapa
Figure Four
A pressure-temperature diagram showing the conditions at which we estimate jadeitite to have formed. We will be refining this diagram with our research. This diagram was created by George Harlow of the American Museum of Natural History.