Hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope ratios of dolomite-related nephrites around the world were studied using data from the literature (n = 120). These isotope ratios are highly effective for discriminating dolomite-related nephrites from the four most important origins worldwide. Nephrite from Vitim in Russia has the lowest isotope ratio values reflected in δ²H and δ18O values, followed by Chuncheon in South Korea and then Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. Nephrite from Sanchakou in the Qinghai Province of China has the highest values. Other occurrences are characterized by high δ18O values similar to or higher than those of samples from Sanchakou. The differences are derived mainly from the ore-forming fluids. Vitim and Chuncheon isotope ratio values were mainly affected by meteoric water (rainwater, lake water, seawater, river water, glacial water, and shallow groundwater). Xinjiang nephrite-forming fluids were mixtures of magmatic hydrothermal fluids (able to be modified by metamorphism) and meteoric water. The hydrothermal fluids forming the Qinghai, Luodian, Dahua, and Xiuyan nephrites underwent some metamorphic alteration or regional metamorphism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]