Join us to discover all the followings about jade :

1. Introduction – brief history of jade in various culture

2. What is jade?

3. Chemical and physical properties of jadeite and nephrite

4. Sources of jadeite and nephrite

5. Mining of jadeite-jade in Burma

6. Order of rarity of jade among other gemstones

7. Treatment of jadeite-jade – B-jade, B+C-jade and C-jade.

8. Discuss testing methods e.g. infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope

9. Basic testing of jade imitations using loupe, refractometer and prism spectroscopy.

NOTE:

• Practicing social distancing in the institute: Each class will have a maximum 5 students with 1 lecturer. Each person will be occupying a 2-person table.

• If there are less than 5 paid registrants in a class, the institute reserves the right to postpone to later date.