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Online Jade Fundamental workshop (7, 8, 14, 15 March 2022)
Learn the fundamentals of jade. Learn to identify and analyse different types of jade - natural & treated. (4 sessions)
When and where
Location
Online
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About this event
Time: 7 pm - 8.45 pm
Fee : $230 (Skillsfuture credit claimable)
See Add - On, (Optional) in the ticket section - for the purchase of Jade kit set (not claimable)
Course Claim reference : TGS-2020501236
**(SkillsFuture Credit claimable for Singapore Citizen, aged 25 and above)
Course Outline:
a. Introduction – brief history of jade in various culture
b. What is jade?
c. Chemical and physical properties of jadeite and nephrite .
d. Sources of jadeite and nephrite.
e. Mining of jadeite-jade in Burma.
f. Order of rarity of jade among other gemstones .
g. Treatment of jadeite-jade – B-jade, B+C-jade and C-jade.
h. Discuss testing methods e.g. infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope .
i. Basic testing of jade imitations using loupe, refractometer and prism spectroscopy.
This SkillsFuture approved course is conducted online, over 4 sessions, 1.75h per session.
For an interactive session, you may like to purchase a gem kit, consists of 4 pieces of jade samples and a 10x loupe for a price of $83(worth $105, if bought separately).
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Thank you