Jade Fundamental Workshop
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Our Jade-Jadeite workshop will provide you the basic knowledge and identification of the type of jades, A , B-jade, C-jade and B+C-jade.
About this event
NOTE: This course is not claimable from SkillsFuture credit.
Max 8 students
Fee : $350 ( includes 5 Jade specimen pieces, worth $70)
** There is an optional purchase of 1 piece of 10x loupe ($38) and a tweezer ($18). Look for the Add - on purchase at the ticket section **
Learn about the following:
- What is jade?
- Chemical and physical properties of jadeite and nephrite
- Sources of jadeite and nephrite
- Mining of jadeite-jade in Burma
- Order of rarity of jade among other gemstones
- Treatment of jadeite-jade – B-jade, B+C-jade and C-jade.
- Discuss testing methods e.g. infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope
- Basic testing of jade imitations using loupe, refractometer and prism spectroscopy.
