International Importers of Quality Gemstones – Specializing in Fine Faceted Colored Gemstones

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All That Glitters
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Methuen, MA 01844
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Gemstones - Newly Photographed

Note: Magnification and bright lighting is required to photograph gemstones. Some inclusions may be visible under these circumstances.
You are viewing photographs as if you were using a loupe - not your naked eye. Under normal conditions, these inclusions may not be visible.

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Note that those gemstones below are being offered at their Initial Public Offering (IPO) and typically priced to move quickly.
Prices may increase on any particular gemstone depending on market conditions and the fact that many of
All That Glitters items are One of a Kind...

All That Glitters is known for Cherry Picking and searching throughout the world for the Finest Gemstones and Rough available.
Lower quality material may be be found online or in stores, but few have the exceptional material that we offer the trade
and our online customers...


Copper Ore Slab from the famous Morency, AZ locality. Super colors! A wonderful example and would make a great curio cabinet or desk piece. Comes with a clear lucite stand so it can be displayed. Measures approximately 9"x5" and is 8mm thick. $175 sfgmm-10-01 (Offered for a limited time at this price)

One of the best Rainbow Obisidian pieces available! This comes directly from the mine in Mexico. The owners son chooses the finest of the material unearthed and then personally designs around the natural image found in the piece. In this case, it is a butterfly. Three photos show the beaufy of this piece. Upper left photo is natural light; the upper right photo is also outside natural light and indicates that this is a large piece without being overly large; and the bottom right photo was shot directly under an office fluorescent light. Even in dim light, one can easily see the pattern and color without any issues, though the color is less bright! Most of the Rainbow Obsidian requires intense light in order to see color. This is one of the few exceptions as indicated by the owners son pulling the finest material from sale so he can work his magic! We have seen similar pieces actually sell for thousands. Comes with a clear lucite stand that should be able to hold this piece for display.

Priced to move at $675. sfgmm-10-02

See a somewhat similar piece and what it sold for back in 2008. We did not use special lights or have a professional photographer take our photos:
< Auction Rainbow Obsidian Butterfly >

Custom Hand Made Sterling Silver Pendant

Agate Druzy (obg-07-01e) $200
Note the glittering crystals in the center!
Nice design under brighter lights...

Matched Pair of 8.2mm Round Tanzanites weighing 4.51cts in total. Photos were taken under different office lightening conditions - one with a ring light and one with a piece of white paper held over the stones which shows the color, but removes the sparkle/brilliance. These are NOT coated like much of the material currently seen in the market. Round Tanzanites are difficult to find and a matched pair of this size would be even more rare. Hate to tell how long it took to find a good match in dimensions, color, cutting and at a decent price. We actually used three other dealers to help us choose the best match in color, cutting and dimensions for a perfect pair and we did a wonderful job! From some wholesale dealers, we were quoted $475/ct for similar material. Using the trade book, The Guide, it shows a retail markup of 50-100% of the wholesale price. Expect to pay approximately $3,213 to $4,285 for a similar pair IF you could find something of this quality in a custom jewelry store.

You can enjoy and reap the benefits of our leg work and pricing! Priced to move at: $2,255. That is only $25/ct higher than what we were quoted as our cost from a dealer for a similar pair as discussed above. Can't do better that! That represents a SAVINGS of between $958 and $2030 for this pair.

(There has been interest expressed from an International Dealer - those who hesitate may loose this deal. We will not be replacing this pair due to the difficulty in finding something like this and the time that is required.)

Photos do not do justice to these gems!

Under Consideration - Inquire if Interested (International Dealer)

Nice Yelllow 11.76ct Opal from Brasil with Dentritic Incusions - perfect symmetry showing the lacy fern-like growth of the dentrites. Super for a pendant or a collects piece - wouldn't make a bad ring either!
$110

Incredible one-of-a-kind 12.53ct Brasilian Opal with natural dendritic inclusions creating a picture of what looks like the Lone Cypress in Monterey, CA - a perfect tree growing from the rocky ground and stretching out along the horizon line. When not backlit, there is what looks like a somewhat puffy white cloud to the side of the tree! This is a collecters Must Have. SOLD! (Well Known Custom Goldsmith)

Pinkish to Red Zircon. There are color shifting and depending on the lights available, go for a dusty pink or reddish (with some purple - large oval) ) to brighter deeper pinks or reds.
3.17ct Oval:    $317   algmst-10-01
4.50ct Oval:    $450   algmst-10-05
4.68ct Pear:   $468   algmst-10-04

Red Spinel from Burma (Mogok). Similar to Ruby in that under indirect outdoor lighting or fluorescent light, the color is saturated with sort of a reddish to smokey red color. Under incandescent light, the red is more evident as it flashes and dances. The color under incandescent is very much a ruby color.
1.41ct Oval: $176 algmst-10-02
1.64ct Square Cushion: $205 algmst-10-03
2.64ct Square Cushion: $330 algmst-10-06


A Unique Deep Grey Blue to Bluish Purple (depending on lights) African Spinel weighing 2.79ct. A Sparkler Priced to move immediately. SOLD! (Store Sale)

Ethiopian Opal. The smallest one shows broad flashes of color, the largest one has smaller flashes of color. The middle one shown above has flashes of color, but not very strong. Cabbed in the US by our cutters.
2.80ct Fancy Triangle: $280
4.95ct Triangular: $149
7.60ct Lazy/Sleepy Pear: $575 (This shape is not a perfect pear shape and that was intentional. This Lazy or Sleepy Pear Shape will enable some interesting silver or gold work to be performed, creating a very unique piece.)

Tanzanian Zircon - this color is called Imperial Zircon by some when it is a subdued pink or dusty pink., These gems are even more unique because of their color shifting properties. Under fluorescent lights, they are a subdued pink or dusty pink; under incandescent lights, they are a lively pink similar to the photos below. The wearer or collector will get two gems for the price of one, as depending on the lights, the body color changes!

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A - 4.17ct Zircon, 9.5x8.7x5.8mm (algems-09a-01) $521
B - 4.20ct Zircon, 10.3x8.3x5.6mm (algems-09a-02) $525 SOLD! The image on the far right is the recently sold pink zircon that was placed into a 14kt white gold ring with 6 diamonds totalling 0.31cts. As indicated above, the color will shift depending on the lights. The cost to the All That Glitters customer has been calculated to be about 50% of what one would expect from a retail store. We based this on our selling price and the expected selling price in a retail store based upon The Guide for colored gemstones, mountings and small diamonds (melee) with an expected markup for the "Eastern United States". The Germans have been selling this color over the past few years at a wholesale price of $150/ct and they call it Imperial Zircon. At our much lower price to our online customers, we can it a STEAL!

Hydrophane Opal - Unique Properties (http://www.yourdictionary.com/hydrophane)

Ethiopian Opal weighing 16.62cts. This is unworked, and shows some of the rock or matrix in some areas of the outside edge. This particular piece is Hydrophane Opal and when dry it is opaque as seen in the left hand photo. After just a few minutes in water, the outer edges start to become transparent. Within a few hours or less, as more water is absorbed, it becomes entirely transparent - see right hand photo. When it drys out, this process reverses itself and it will become opaque white again, with the typical play of color expected from an Opal! This would be a great piece for a collector who wants an example of this material; and there is no reason why one couldn't cab or sculpt this piece either. (ethopl-10-01p) $149

Two of the above pieces have been sold as a pair. The remaining Malaia weighs 2.34cts and is priced at $300/ct or $702. Nicely faceted, good color and clarity. (eagt-95c-01p)

Demantoid Garnet!

0.94ct Oval Demantoid Garnet, Clean, Decent Cut, Lime Color with lots of dispersion when under the right lights. You can see some of the dispersion in the photo above. Said to have originated in Russia, that is a possibility but we feel it is most likely from the new find in Madagascar. This is a really nice example of this rare garnet and at a great price too. This particular gemstone is pricey in any size, but as it approaches 1ct and larger, the price escalates. Even this 0.94ct piece is large for a Demantoid. (expgem-10a-01) $470
(Original IPO - price may increase in the future)


A	B	Framed Example in ATG Office
ORIGINAL Tobacco Labels from the 1880s-1890s. A rare find by a person we know who bought a whole collection of tobacco labels found in a warehouse in the 1960s in Virginia. One of the major tobacco players was buying up smaller tobacco companies to rid the players in the market. The old labels from those aquired companies were placed into a warehouse from the late 1800s until they were sold as a lot in the 1960s. We purchased these pieces because they were mining/gold related, sold a number of them to a mineral dealer, framed two for our main office in Massachusetts, and have a few pieces that we can offer for sale. These are rarely seen on the market because the used ones did not survive. These are UNUSED, sealed in plastic wrap with a backing of foam core and are attached with a few photo hinges to stop from moving within the sealed package and are not glued to the foamcore. Once the package is opened, one can easily remove the original artwork. These pieces are stone lithographs and we understand that the stone would have weighed about 600 pounds and each color is applied to the image separately. If you use a magnifying glass, you can see the difference between this process and others ones out there. Above, you can see what the image will look like when framed. We have seen a similar piece (unframed) auctioned off MANY years ago and that went for approximately $300 or so.
A - Elongated Format - Golden Nugget: $275
B - Square Format - Gold Nugget: $275

El Minero - Another mining related Tobacco Label from the same timeframe and history as above. This is less common - though the Welcome Nugget is far from common, there were more examples of the Welcome Nugget in the cache found than El Minero! (Because this is similar in size and shape to the Welcome Nugget above, these make a great pair and we have the pair hanging in the ATG MA headquarters on either side of a framed poster from the Springfield '91 Gem and Mineral Show where we had exhibited back in 1991!) $300


A nice Spessartite Specimen showing good crystal structure and semi-transparent nature. This piece comes from the famous Loliondo area, close to Serengeti National Park and only 7 kilometers away from the Kenyan border. These nicely formed crystals have been on fire when available. Weighs approx 80cts!!! (rr-10-01a) $275 for a quick sale! that's not even $3.45 per carat....


Unusual Purple Garnets - the last expected for many months to come because we cannot find the size, color and price... 1.34ct cushion - $159 2.60ct oval - $312 Has been one of our most sought after gems recently. See info below...


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A - Unique Purple Garnet, looks like Amethyst 2.51ct (tkec-10-02) $301 SOLD! The purple garnet pear-shape arrived...Want to confirm its arrival. A unique piece, and well-cut. Thanks !
B - Unique Purple Garnet, looks like Amethyst 4.36ct (tkec-10-01) $545 SOLD! "I received my stone this morning, and it is so stunning. I truly love it."
IPO Price - to increase in a few weeks. Priced to move! See other Purple Garnet info further below on this page as well as our Garnet Photos Page - Visit our Gemstone Gallery.

Grape Juice Colored Garnet - We had seen ONE piece of rough last year (2009) that would cut an Amethyst colored Garnet. We were very impressed with the color and saddened that WE had not purchased the rough before someone else did. Though our knowledge in the gem trade is extensive, there are others who sometimes find these uncommon pieces before we do. We were fortunate to find a few fine faceted specimens of this unique garnet color and cherry picked among those available to offer the several pieces shown below. This is a color that we have not seen in 30 years in the gemstone trade, so as is our goal, we had to have this rare and unique color in our inventory. Sometimes smaller material is seen, but nothing in such a large, well cut, glowing purple color as this. (We are currently offering this under the price per carat that the cutter mentioned above sold his at - and his finished gemstone was smaller than many of the pieces photographed below.) We also contacted GIA about this material, and our contact there had the following to say - "The purple garnet is particularly interesting" . Before publishing an article on the material, they wanted to see a larger quantity of this material on the market and specifically learn of the location, production and mining first. As the owner of All That Glitters then emailed back - should there be quantity, it would cease to be of interest to us. We wouldn't expect this to be a large find of this unusual color. It is anticipated that one may see a few pieces here and there. The price could sky rocket at any time if this is all that is out there. Our intriquing Purple Garnets were found in Tanzania and are believed to be Rhodolite from what we were told.. As was stated to GIA by All That Glitters, this is something that has to be studied because the garnet groups are very complex and many may contain elements of more than one particular garnet group.

3.74ct Cushion Purple Garnet (vlcl-10a-01) SOLD!
I just wanted to let you know that the Purple Garnet is a Keeper. Thank you so much for the quick delivery.

For more information on this uniquely colored garnet, see above.... Note that we have heard of others possessing this color and when we had several examples sent to us, they were nothing like this color. The wholesale price for lower quality color and sizes is just under what we are currently asking per carat . Therefore, the fine one of a kind pieces of this material have to be way above that in price. IF one can find it...

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A - 5.51ct Cushion Purple Garnet (lprd-10-01) approx: 10.2x8.5x6.4mm $1,103 SOLD! ...the purple garnet looks great in my kitchen(the color), and my wife loves it...
B - 7.19ct Elongated Cushion Purple Garnet (vlcl-10-01) $1,438 Last Single Individual piece of this unique unusual and rare color in garnet and at a very low price! (A well known gemologist/appraiser say this in person and was WOWed by the blue, pink, red flashes he saw under the different light sources he was using.)

Tiger's Eye and other cab related material/minerals typically do not grab our attention, but there are always exceptions. Why? Because of just incredibly superb specimens such as this piece. It measures approximately 3.5 inches by 4.0 inches. There is a quartz vien at the bottom leftt corner that is translucent when held up to the light. You can see the sheen/eyes in the photos above, and as one rocks this back and forth, the sheen dances, opening and closing over specific areas of the surface. Just incredible! This also weighs 600cts!
Collectors of the rare, unique and one of a kind, take notice. For museums, if you were going to have an example of Tiger's Eye, one should have the best available - this is it. This would be supberb on a stand in a curio cabinet or on a desk! Something like this does not become available very often - actually, we haven't seen anything like this in our 30 years in the business. $425

Testing the Market

We recently made a scale purchase and from what we see within this SMALL unit and at the price available, it packs a lot for the price. This will fit into a shirt or pants pocket. The total capacity of the scale is 300 grams. The accuracy is approximately 0.01g. Not only does it measure in Grams, but also - Pennyweight (dwt), Ounces (avoir dupois), Troy Ounces, Grains, and other units of measure foreign to the US. But wait - that's not all! It also has a count function for items of the same weight! The cover for the unit also acts as a scale tray for weighing larger objects.

Fifteen years or so ago, we bought a state of the art Dentritics Scale - total capacity of only 50carats and that is all it did - No other units, No counting, and though smaller than it's predecessors, it still couldn't fit into a pocket of any kind! The cost of that scale was hundreds of dollars and those in the business who wanted to portability, snapped them up at that price. It was a Great scale, but they went out of business a long time ago and technology has allowed everything to be made much smaller.

Due to current demand, it may be a few weeks before shipments arrive, so send us an email and let us know if you are interested and how many you would like. These would also make a great gift for someone who needs to weigh items, and the application can be just as broad as the units of this little titan!

The cost for this great little scale is ONLY $30 - and that INCLUDES postage!

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"Your web site is really second to non in the field of gems. The pictures are very clear and informative. I really appreciate your effort in the field of gemology. You have done an excellent work."
NK - Islamabad Pakistan

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"I received the stone this morning. It is absolutely gorgeous! I can’t wait to get home to look at it under brighter lights! Thanks for all your efforts and assistance!"
SS - Dubai, UAE

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"I am having a challenge finding a quality ruby...Your name was mentioned several times on gem forums as a dealer that handles in colored gems and excels in professionalism and service...."
JR – Email

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"Just got it!! you were not kidding when you said the cut is perfect! I got a little nervous when you said the stone was not as neon as the picture, but if you look at the right angle- the facets really glow!! I can not wait to play with it with different lighting..."
JA

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"Your new gems are gorgeous! Had time last night at home to drool!"
DS (Custom Goldsmith) - Albany, NY

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"Got the color change spinel a couple of days ago. My jeweler/gemologist at the Jeweler's Bench in Los Gatos and I both agree that it is a very cool stone and is definitely a keeper."
SJQ - San Jose, CA

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"I got the 5.55 Spessartite Garnet yesterday, and all I can say is: holy smokers! What a sensational stone! Great color and beautifully cut. I've only seen it in indoor lighting so far, and it seems that the stone's color is predominantly red with orange flashes (vs. reddish orange) in that lighting...Thanks!"
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I'd like to purchase the "This Months Special..."
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" I just wanted to tell you that I received the garnet the other day and it is stunning! The color is a knock-out in all light sources in my opinion and the gem has a very fine polish. The cut looks superb and the stone sparkles like crazy. Thank you so much for all of your help and patience with me. I will definitely be a repeat customer."
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