Nephrite jade was used mostly in pre-1800 China as well as in New Zealand, the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coasts of North America, Neolithic Europe, and south-east Asia.

• 软玉被用得最多的是在1800年之前的中国，处于北美洲的太平洋和大西洋之间的新西兰，新石器时代的欧洲还有东南亚，除此之外还有危地马拉。