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

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All That Glitters
272 Broadway #732
Methuen, MA 01844
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Diaspore Crystal segment showing 3 views. Sides have been polished to some extent. Termination is natural and untouched. Wonderful specimen showing twinning. Has depth and therefore shows a decent green in natural light. Shows color change also. Has typical rainbow patterns due to cleavage. Transparent and a fine example of a Twinned Color Changing Turkish Diaspore. 48.96cts $1,250

Naturally twinned and terminated Color Changing Turkish Diaspore weighing 36.20cts. Has some depth, so there is evident color change. Two sides have been polished and it is very easy to see directly through it. The writing one sees will be removed with alcohol. $850

62.51ct Naturally Terminated Turkish Diaspore - sitting on matrix. One small section slightly polished.
(right hand side of the first photo). Natural iron staining can be seen and can also be removed if desired by the new owner. $975

Diaspore Crystal segment showing 3 views. One area has been polished allowing one to see inside.
25.76cts $250 SOLD!

Diaspore Crystal segment showing 3 views. One area has been polished allowing one to see inside. 49.73cts $375

Diaspore Crystal segment showing 3 views. One area has been polished allowing one to see inside.
53.93cts $325


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A - 29ct Tourmaline Bicolor, two crystals from the Aricanga Mine, Minas, Gerais, Brasil $85
B - 37ct Tourmaline Crystal from Barra de Salinas Mine, Minas Gerais Brasil $175


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A - 40ct Watermelon Tourmaline Crystal from the Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil $80
B - 53ct Green Tourmaline Crystal from the Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil $155

59ct Opaque Aquamarine wonderful crystal in the expected habit of Beryl $75

70ct Etched Tourmaline Crystal from the Barra de Salinas Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil - named, Supermans Crystal Palace Call or email for price.

Wonderful Watermelon Tourmaline Crystal with side crystal from the famous Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil (About 2 inches high) $575

124ct Multi-Colored Tourmaline Crystal from the Formiga (Ant) Mine in Minas Gerais, Brasil. Dark green, but when lit, you can see the many different colors the were created when the crystal was growing. $775


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A - Approx 25ct Purply Pink Vietnamese Spinel - partially rough on one side and partially polished on the surface facing the viewer as shown in the photo. Shows inclusions and there is one section at the end that will faceted a triangular gem. Great for the curio-cabinet or to be set into a pendant. Unique and interesting.... $149
B - Two pieces of purply blue very fine colored Lapis Lazuli. Great for a collection or to cab for jewelry. One can also see two other minerals present on the surfaces as shown in the photo. Total carat weigh of 61cts. Only $169 That is only $2.77 per carat!)

Australian Gold Nuggets

3.74 grams of Gold from the Victoria Goldfields of Australia. Wonderful examples and priced to move for a collection or if desired, melted down and sold for the gold content.
(msi-08-02p) $193 (For every $75 above a $900/ounce Gold Price, add $25 to the price shown. To obtain an accurare price quote, please send an email and we will quote a price and lock you into that days quote!)

35mm Quartz Sphere with SILVER Rutile Needles. Unusual as Rutile in Quartz is usually gold! This sphere was lit up from the bottom to show off the needles. (cc-08-01) $125

Large Australian Gold Nugget

14 grams(.45 ounces) - Large Australian Gold Nugget from the Victoria Goldfields. An amazing piece that will hopefully not be melted down for scrap. Even though this is essentially pure gold, it is worth far more than "it's weight in gold" - as specimens like this have a much higher value... (msi-08-01) $925
(For every $100 above a Gold Price of $900/ounce, add $100 to the price shown. To obtain an accurare price quote, please send an email and we will quote a price and lock you into that days quote!)

Large Natural Sapphire Crystal from Sri Lanka weighing 44.26cts. Crystals have always been popular and have increased in priced. It is actually illegal to export crystals from many countries, Sri Lanka being one of them. (minco-08-03) $775

A French-made Bronze belt buckle, found on the Waterloo Battle site. Date of manufacture is said to be 1810-1815 from an international antiquities dealer we have purchased items from over the past 10 or so years. The round part of the buckle is approximtely 69mm. (prmgns-08-01) $475 NEW PRICE!
(Priced high initially at $975 to insure it did not sell! We have made photos so that we can create the design in gold or silver in the future as a potential pendant)

A polished piece of Russian Jasper from the Ural Mountains in the center, surround by two natural mineral borders (white and black) with a hanger on the back. Unique and work intensive to create because it is polished natural minerals, the center will never have two that look similar. These are actually not common and this is only the second one that we have had in 26 years. We have requested more, but as in gemstone rough and faceted gemstones, just because one requests an item doesn't mean that the material is available - at any price. This is a poor photo as there are reflections in the black border as well as the Jasper. The piece looks far nicer in person and would look great hanging on a wall or even on a plate holder on a desk, piece of furniture or curio cabinet. This measures approximately 4x5 inches. $249

Gemstones Found in the United States!

Below are Smoky Quartz mined in the state of New Hamsphire by a number of people over the past few decades. The locality is the Ossippe, NH area, which is in the vicinity of the Lakes Region. The area is known for Smoky Quartz, but like most minerals, they are still difficult to find and therefore, this represents decades of searching and hard work by a few dedicated mineral collectors. We have faceted some of this material, tumbled and have left a few groups untouched so one can appreciate the natural crystal as found. This is ideal for those who are interested in gemstones found in the U.S. and specifically for those who collect Quartz or New England gemstones and minerals!

75carats of faceted Smoky Quartz from the famous Ossipee, NH locality $375
(35 faceted gemstones)

14pcs totalling 250cts of Smoky Quartz from the famous Ossippe, NH locality. Some nice natural terminations... $99

13pieces totalling 450cts of Smoky Quartz from the famous Ossippe, NH locality; some tumbled and some with natural points. $65
(That's less than 15 cents per carat...)

Approx 49pieces weighing 590cts of of Smoky Quartz from the famous Ossippe, NH locality. Most have nevery nice natural terminations and shows what this locality can produce at times! $299 (about 50 cents per carat!)

1860s Brasilian Sterling Silver Iced Tea Spoon with Citrine Rough and Coin!

The title sums up this item! This is a 9 inch Sterling Silver Iced Tea Spoon, with a piece of Brasilian Citrine Rough on one end, and a Sterling Silver 1860 Brasilian Coin on the other end. Unique and unusual. There is value to be fiound not only in this unique item as a whole, but in the value of the rough, the Sterling Silver and a silver coin dated 1860! We purchased this item about 20 years ago. There is only some slight tarnishing and the darker areas of the coin photos above are really the reflection of our black camera.... ONLY $199

Spanish Gold Counterweights from Approximately 1675

This unique brass item was found in a shipwreck off the coast of Spain. It dates from about 1675. They were used to determine the weight of an item of gold. It is part of the estate of a well known collector of minerals/gems/antiquities for years. His wife indicated that it was found by someone they knew, off the coast of Spain in a shipwreck. This diver has written a number of articles in the past on diving and shipwrecks. We hope to learn more about this tiem in the near future, but uncertain how much more information we can obtain. Prior to purchase of this unique and historical item, the Assistant Curator of the Harvard Mineralogical Museum viewed the item with the owner of All That Glitters as well as another dealer who had purchased similiar items at auctions held at Harvard in the past. This piece of Spanish Gold History is priced at only: $525 (cmartin-07-01a)

Yellow Spodumene Crystal weighing approx 505cts! Transparent, doubly terminated, a floater in the pocket where it grew. Country of origin is Afghanistan/Pakistan. Nice clean sections for those who would want to facet this specimen, but the color, clarity, size, terminations, etc. scream for it to be left as a specimen! One can see a few rainbow patterns which are related to cleavage planes within the crystal.
$575

8 Terminated Green Tourmaline Crystals from the Aricanga Mine - 260cts!

A total of 8 terminated green tourmaline crystals from the famous Aricanga Mine in Minas Gerais, Brasil - the longest producing tourmaline mine in brasil. These are great to scatter within your case, they stand up readily as you can see, they are terminated with nice terminations, are a very deep green with some showing characteristics of cat's eye material. Give them away as gifts, set them in pendants, put them into your mineral collection or a friends/relatives! $135

8 Terminated Green Tourmaline Crystals from the Aricanga Mine - 245cts!

300cts of Ouro Preto Topaz Crystals

85cts of Ouro Preto Topaz Crystals

These pieces of topaz came from the world famous Topaz area of Brazil - Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerias. This is the locality where the Imperial/Precious Topaz comes from. All these crystals were hand picked and are naturally doubly terminated. This make great collector items and are especially very nice when pendants are made. As is typical of this material, one can see inclusions which have occurred naturally within these pieces. Had they been clean, they would have been faceted as the color and locality will produce very costly gemstones. We have more of this material in larger sizes and slightly different colors as they all vary.. In 1987, the cost of this material from Brazil was typically running $8 per gram - therefore, this material would have cost approximately $136. For a quick sale, $100!

16.95ct Natural Diaspore Crystal measuring approximately 21x13x6mm
Naturally terminated at the top; the sides have been polished so one can see in. This has the typical Diaspore inclusions, habit (crystal shape) and even cleavage planes.
The first and last Diaspore crystal we displayed on our website over a year ago was snapped up by a collector from Japan. Priced to move at: $449 SOLD!


Makah Burl Boxes from Burma
These make wondefrful gifts and some people have bought a few dozen to put a gift in. The box may be kept for dsplay, used for storage and whatever you feel fit. Each box is unique. It is made of natural wood and because it is a burl, the designs, patterns and even coloring can differ dramactially from piece to piece. As usual, All That Glitters went through approximately 50 pieces and choose a few we felt were the best of the lot. Whether the box is given as a gift or with something special contained within. the Makah box is something to treasure. We have had these a few years ago and they sold quite fast - mostly to stores and dealers. Attempts to find more of them failed for the past 3 years. Finally, we managed to find a few and only have 4 of the small ones and only 1 medium sized box. Photos above show the boxes closed, as well as opened. The ruler is present for scale. Small Box: $35 Med Box $60

Measures approximately 8x6 inches. An extremely fine, hand decorated Russian Black Lacquer Box depicting the Russian Tale of a Flying Ship. Signed lower right hand corner and on the back. This is not one of the inexpensive pieces, but the high quality pieces that Russia is known for.
(lblgk-07-01c) $749

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Measures approximately 3 inches. An extremely fine, hand decorated Russian Black Lacquer Box. Signed as one can see in the photo above or detailed photo link below. This is not one of the inexpensive pieces, but the high quality pieces that Russia is known for. (lblgk-07-01b) $130

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Carved Amethyst - Only about $8 per carat!

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A- Amethyst Carving, 31.64cts (kaek-06-45a) $248 SOLD!
B - Amethyst Carving, 38.50cts (kaek-06-45b) $299 SOLD!

27.64ct Carved Sapphire

27.64ct Carved Sapphires Buddah with Naga, multiheaded snake. Great for a curious cabinet, made into to a pendant or placed into a gold holder and worn around one's neck in the Buddist tradition. African Sapphire whose blue color is apparent with a light source behind it. (gmtown-06-01) $373 SOLD!


24+ct Faceted Glass with unusual, currently unknown inclusion!
This faceted item was faceted from a piece of what was said to be Natural Volcanic Glass from Africa. The original owner, who is an American Gemstone Dealer in Africa, has only seen chunks of this material twice in about 30 years. His impression was this was natural. This faceted piece was sent to John Koivula, formerly of GIA and now employed by AGTA. John has written a book of gemstone inclusions and is currently working on another edition. John examined this piece and believes that it is man-made glass. The inclusions in the rough are really unique and we are considering faceting more of this material and attempting to place the inclusion under the table in the center of the piece. This piece is currently in the GIA Laboratory for anaylsis. Regardless of whether it is natural or not, it certainly is interesting. Note that if natural, the price of this material will increase dramatically and we do have limited rough. Examples of this material were sent to a person known for his expertise on glasses. He was not able to identify the inclusion, how it was made, etc. It certainly had him intrigued. We only have this one piece. It is extremely interesting, has a great cut and polish, as one of our local cutters faceted it. This material seems to show dispersion under the right lights also. A must have for those who like the unusual and explanable! $499

Synthetic Russian Ametrine!

A unique Russian Synthetic Ametrine is also available. We have seen photographs of slices of this material in magazines such as GIA's Gems and Gemology Magazine, but we have not seen an actual crystal. Very interesting for a cutter or a collector of Russian's advanced lab grown synthetic experiments. It measures approximately 7 inches by 2.75 inches across. Our scales cannot weigh this crystal because it is sooo heavy but we can tell you that it weighs over 1000ct! $1000 for this wonderful specimen - this is far less than $1.00 per carat...

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All Pieces Have been SOLD!

"Fordite"

Choosen from hundreds available - the best is offered here. (gbw-05-01) $100 each

What is Fordite??

This is something you will not find in your mineral or gemstone book. This is actually from the Ford Automobile Company of Michigan. The spray paint from painting vechicles would build up on the walls over time and had to be scraped off. If one fashioned this material like a cabachon, one could see the different layers of paint that had been used to produce the cars. This material is said to have come from the 1960's timeframe. One can look at the layers and see what color cars were being produced. Some people might even be able to find the color of a car they had in the past. Our family had a 1968 Ford Galaxie of a metallic green. If one looks closely at this material, one can actually seen these pieces glisten as there are many areas of metallic paint layers in the more brightly colored pieces. Some of these pieces have holes drilled through the sides, so the pieces can be fashioned into jewelry, necklaces, etc. This is just incredible material with real American History! One can look into American's Past and Passion of Cars. This is something to own as a piece of jewelry or just a piece of Americana. It is so beautiful, we could not pass up this material, plus it is a part of our American History!

Note - all the above pieces have been drilled and therefore can be made into a pendant , necklace, etc. The top photo shows one side; the bottom photo shows the reverse side!

Copal with Insects!! - Madagascar

Copal - the precursor of Amber, "fossilized tree resin, more recent in origin than amber" - as quoted by the Gem Reference Guide (Gemological Institute of America), and the availability is listed as "Scarce". Not only is this material considered to be scarce, this specimen contains insects and would be even more rare. These specimesn from Madagascar would eventually become amber with time. There are lots of well preserved insects within one of these specimens. The other 3 have essentially one large insect. With the naked eye, loupe, microscope, etc. one can spend many hours looking at these preserved creatures! The compound eyes can clearly be seen as well as hair on their bodies; they are very intact and extremely interesting. The price of this material has gone up over the years, but we still got a wonderful buy on these and can pass this over to our customers as we normally do! $285

SOLD! (Retail Store)

19pcs Imperial Topaz totaling 420cts

These pieces of topaz came from the world famous Topaz area of Brazil - Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerias. This is the locality where the Imperial/Precious Topaz comes from. All these crystals were hand picked and are naturally doubly terminated. This make great collector items and are especially very nice when pendants are made. Note that the average weight of these pieces is approximately 20 carats each! As is typical of this material, one can see inclusions which have occurred naturally within these pieces. Had they been clean, they would have been faceted as the color and locality will produce very costly gemstones. We have more of this material in larger sizes and slightly different colors as they all vary. Note that we also have Imperial/Precious Topaz faceted and one can view our inventory lists to see what is available by visiting our Inventory Link below. We are selling this parcel at $450. In 1987, the cost of this material from Brazil was typically running $8 per gram - therefore, this material would have cost $672. This is a savings for almost $200 from cost back in 1987.

$450 for the parcel (19 pieces - 420 carats)

Mineralogical Badges from USSR Symposiums

United Soviet Socialists Republic (USSR) mineralogical badges representing symposiums, education, mineral and mining expeditions, as well as professional organizations. These rarely seen badges have come from the attendee who was an official of the Soviet Mineralogical Department. This unique collection of mineralogical badges from the past several decades has accompanied his immigration to the United States. They are now offered here. Start your collection now or add to your existing one!

USSR Mineralogical Badges


17.50ct Terminated Tourmaline Crystal - Nuristan
This crystal is naturally terminated and came from Nuristan. This is a piece of blue green gem rough. Though not entirely clean, faceted or cabachoned gems maybe created. However, because this is of decent size, color and has a natural termination (which is actually white/clear making it even more unique), we feel this would be a wonderful collectors piece for those who enjoy crystals. We can see this made into a wonderful pendant too! $949

Intarsia Inlay Boxes in Natural Minerals
(Onyx, Malachite, Rhodochrosite,
Malachite, Mudstone, etc.)
and Straw Inlay Boxes
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Unusual Crystal Habit - Yellow Beryl (Heliodor) from Madagascar
Naturally Etched 120+ct specimen!



120+cts, transparent, Yellow Beryl - Madagascar (Manakana Locality) (shao-04-04) Note that it will sit nicely in a cabinet on a flat surface as shown in the last picture. This is a wonderful piece! Call or email for a price.


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A - Rhodochrosite/Turquoise/Sugilite/Opal/Fire Agate - Signed/Numbered Kaufman - $549
B - Malachite/Sugilite/Malachite/Opal/Fire Agate - Signed/Numbered Kaufman - $549
C - Rhodonite(?)/Gilson Opal/Malachite/Azurite - Signed/Numbered Kaufman - $625
D - Azurite/Malachite Wings, approximately 30 cts. - $150
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59ct Watermelon Tourmaline Segment from the Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil - $185

11ct Tourmaline Crystal from the Aricanga Mine, Minas Gerais, Brasil - $275

19pcs Imperial Topaz totaling 420cts

These pieces of topaz came from the world famous Topaz area of Brazil - Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerias. This is the locality where the Imperial/Precious Topaz comes from. All these crystals were hand picked and are naturally doubly terminated. This make great collector items and are especially very nice when pendants are made. Note that the average weight of these pieces is approximately 20 carats each! As is typical of this material, one can see inclusions which have occurred naturally within these pieces. Had they been clean, they would have been faceted as the color and locality will produce very costly gemstones. We have more of this material in larger sizes and slightly different colors as they all vary. Note that we also have Imperial/Precious Topaz faceted and one can view our inventory lists to see what is available by visiting our Inventory Link below. We are selling this parcel at $450. In 1987, the cost of this material from Brazil was typically running $8 per gram - therefore, this material would have cost approximately $650. This is a savings for almost $200 from cost back in 1987.

$450 for the parcel (19 pieces - 420 carats)

Natural Quartz Clusters - Minas Gerais, Brazil


These natural quartz clusters originated in the famous state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This area is known for producing most of the gemstones and crystals that come from Brazil. Each cluster has been chosen individually from a large lot, bubble wrapped and shipped from Brazil to the United States. There are approximately 125 pieces in total with most never having been unwrapped since their arrival at our office back in 1987. They have been crated and stored in a warehouse for those years. Four pieces have been photographed. A dime has been used to indicate size. We have seen similar items with a retail vaule of approximately $60 each many years ago (mid-1980s). These make great paperweights, gifts or just as an addition to an existing collection or perhaps even the beginning of a new collection.
Quartz Clusters - $45 each

A - Gold Assay Pot from the Hercules Gold Mine, Rosebury, Tasmania
Made in England in a town known for their pottery, approx 1890's, 6" tall - $175

B - Black Tourmaline, Topaz, Clevelandite(?) specimen, Pakistan - $425


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A - 26+ct Bicolor Tourmaline Crystal; Barra De Salinas Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil - $275
B - 61+ct Pink Tourmaline Crystal; Aricanga Mine, MG, Brazil; Crystal Growth across termination - $285
C1&C2 - 130+ct Green Tourmaline Crystal from the Cruzeiro Mine, MG, Brazil; Transparent, somewhat dark, but a great terminated specimen - $675


32.60ct Blue Sapphire Crystal from Sri Lanka. Transparent, but has interesting inclusions. Slightly different habit, found in a new deposit back in approximately 1995. Note that crystals typically do not make it out of Sri Lanka....... A really nice and unique specimen. $2,275 (Less than $33 per carat for a fine transparent blue Sapphire crystal!)

Copal - the precursor of Amber, "fossilized tree resin, more recent in origin than amber" - as quoted by the Gem Reference Guide (Gemological Institute of America), and the availability is listed as "Scarce". Not only is this material considered to be scarce, this specimen contains insects and would be even more rare. This specimen from Madagascar would eventually become amber with time. There are lots of well preserved insects within this specimen. With the naked eye, loupe, microscope, etc. one can spend many hours looking at these preserved creatures!
The compound eyes can clearly be seen as well as hair on their bodies; they are very intact and extremely interesting. In these pieces one can usually find varieties of ants, mosquitos, spiders and ????. In this photograph, you can actually see someof the specimens clearly and it is no problem with the naked eye. Approximate dimensions: 3 to 4 inches by 3/4 inch. $170 (Click on the above image to see a larger view!) SOLD!

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SG - Columbia, MO