Mason-Kay Jade has been the leading supplier of NATURAL jadeite jade jewelry in the US since 1976 and is a wonderful resources for jade information and testing. In this podcast, Jeff Mason, owner of Mason-Kay Jade, discusses:

Nephrite and Jadeite

Colors of Jade

Jade Treatments

How to Sell Jade to Your Customers

and more!

More information can be found here:

https://www.masonkay.com/

https://masonkayshowroom.com/showroom

"What is Jade?" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkDw4HRJnWs

"Testing Jade Bangles" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmMJPa25uiA

In the JOTT podcast premiere, our hosts Jordan and Hun'r address mistrust toward lab-grown diamond sellers from consumers and within the industry. The solution to rampant misinformation is explained by guest interviewee, Julia Griffith of The Gem Academy, who is a leading expert on laboratory-grown diamonds and offers education to the trade through her courses The Ultimate Course on Laboratory-grown Diamonds and The Retailer's Guide to Laboratory-grown Diamonds available at thegemac.com.

Laboratory-grown diamonds 101: An introductory guide to what, why and "how much?" by Julia Griffith

HPHT laboratory-grown diamonds that test as “synthetic moissanite” by Julia Griffith

How to tell if a diamond is natural or laboratory-grown (just by looking at it!) by Julia Griffith