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All That Glitters
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Methuen, MA 01844
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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 >

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

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


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

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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"I received the scale yesterday. Very very nice. I love it.
Thanks a lot."
(ATG Customer from California)


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A - 2.94grams Gold Nuggets - 3 pieces $290
B - 3.86grams Gold Nuggets - 3 pieces $339
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) (For every $75 above a $1300/ounce Gold Price, add $25 to the price shown. Also, if the price of gold is below $1300 per ounce, the opposite would be true - subtract $25 from the price shown for every $75 below a $1300/ounce Gold Price. (To obtain an accurare price quote, please send an email and we will quote a price and lock you into that days quote!)

This is a beauty from a famous location in China, and came from a person who wrote a detailed technical report on the location and analysis of this particular locale. We are attempting to obtain more information, but the language barrier can be a problem. This piece sits on its own custom carved base (rosewood?). Besides the main Emerald crystal, there is a small one near the base and under the large one as seen in the photo; some color to the left of the large one and above the quartz; and also part of a crystal on the back/top. We can tell you that it is from the Malipo Area, Yunnan, China. Approximate measurements are 3 inches across the widest part of the front, 3" high and about 1.5 inches thick. Fine Quality Mineral Specimens have been fetching outrageous figures. We have seen interesting aesthetically pleasing Pyrite pieces fetching up to $40,000. The unique crystals we have in Beryl, Emerald, Garnet, Tourmaline and others, seem ridicously low... (smc-10-01) $579


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....

We have offered Copal (the precursor and much younger version of Amber) in the past, all with insects. This time, we can offer True Genuine Amber as we were fortunate enough to find this material - Copal was available, but our contact had gotten sick before flying into the U.S. and canceled his visit. His associate did make it, but the price of Copal with Insects was even slightly more costly than Amber with Insects - so, we did the only thing that made sense. We purchased a number of the finer, more costly Amber pieces and will consider the Copal in the future if Amber is not available at a great price as it was this year. These are all cherry picked and are about 50 million years old and come hail the world famous Dominican Republic Amber location. (The last similar pieces were Copal costing about $140 each, so with this being Amber (much older!) and at a better price, these items should hopefully sell well!)

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A - Genuine Dominican Republic Amber with 40-50 Million Year Old Insects! (abjw-10-01a) $90
B - Genuine Dominican Republic Amber with 40-50 Million Year Old Insects! (abjw-10-01ab $90


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A - Genuine Dominican Republic Amber with 40-50 Million Year Old Insects! (abjw-10-01c) $90
B - Genuine Dominican Republic Amber with 40-50 Million Year Old Insects! (abjw-10-01d) $90

Genuine Dominican Republic Amber with 40-50 Million Year Old Insects! (two large winged insects in this one) (abjw-10-01e) $90

===> Choose any two of the Amber pieces above for a tptal of Only $150 and SAVE $$!

Nice Fire Agate from Arizona. A goldsmith in NH has been asking for this material in the past and has retired while waiting over the past few years! We have seen prices across the board on these gems, but finally found someone who had a nice selection at a reasonable price. We are offering these hand selected pieces at a prices below what some wholesalers were asking for them! If you require carat weights or approx. dimensions, feel free to contact us. If we take these on the road, don't feel they will last long...

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A - Fire Agate from Arizona, decent 3-D depth and nice colors when in the right light (faat-10-01a) $75 SOLD! (Dealer)
B - Fire Agate from Arizona, decent 3-D depth and nice colors when in the right light (faat-10-01b) $75 SOLD! (Dealer)

Fire Agate from Arizona, decent 3-D depth and nice colors when in the right light. (faat-10-01c) $75 SOLD! (Dealer)

Fire Agate from Arizona, decent 3-D depth and nice colors when in the right light. (faat-10-01dp) $50 each
SOLD! (Dealer)

Fire Agate from Arizona, decent 3-D depth and nice colors when in the right light. (faat-10-02p)
$120 each SOLD! (Dealer)

Libyan Glass - Formation from Extraterrestrial Forces - Amazing Material Once again, the owner of All That Glitters has spent considerable time viewing and choosing unusual and unique items that can be found on our planet. In this case, natural glass found mysteriously in the deserts in the vicinity of Egypt. Libyan Desert Glass is a natural glass composed of nearly pure silica (98 wt %), the purest natural glass in the world, giving the the glass some remarkable properties. This particular glass can be heated to 1700° C before it begins to melt. This is over 500°C higher than other natural glasses. It can be dropped into water when red hot and it will not disintegrate - wow, that is something! Some of this glass has inclusions such as bubbles as well as spheres of cristobalite (see our examples below) which forms in glass at high temperatures. The glass can be cloudy due to thousands of bubbles or gem quality. We have chosen the pieces below because of color, clarity, unique shapes, frosting, inclusions, etc. It is believed that Libyan Desert Glass was formed 29 million years ago, when an asteroid or comet hit the surface creating conditions similar to an atomic bomb, liquefying and creating plasma from the desert sand. One of King Tutankhamun’s jeweled breastplates contained a carved scarab which was recently believe to be a piece of this unique glass. It was later determined to be made of Libyan Desert Glass, which makes sense since this material was probably traded and coveted for it's beauty and mysterious nature. The meteorite crater that is believed to have created this glass is thought to have been discovered. Visit the following link to read the article from March 3, 2006 in Planetary News - Egyptian Impact Site: Possible Source of Libyan Desert Glass Discovered http://www.planetary.org/news/2006/0303_Egyptian_Impact_Site_Possible_Source.html

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A - Libyan Glass, a fine example of this material 145.45CTS (vk-10-01a) $80
B - Libyan Glass, great color and shape, with some pebbles attached 65.20CTS (vk10-01b) $100


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A - Libyan Glass, nice naturally frosted piece with good shape 75.95CTS (vk-10-01c) $80
B - Libyan Glass , large piece, chunky 460.20CTS (vk-10-01d) $100

Libyan Glass, wonderful all around in color, shape, natural markings on the outside and a few pebbles still attached and adding color! (vk-10-01e) $120

Iridescent Rainbow Andradite Garnet Crystals from Japan! (Photographed next to a very dark U.S. Dime!) There is only one other locality in the world that produces this unique form of garnet, and that is Mexico. This material comes from the Kouse Mine, Tenkawa mura, Nara Prefecture, Japan (locality is on each box that houses the garnets displayed below). Depending on the light and the angles, one will see a rainbow of color coming off of the numerous surfaces these specimens have - thus the term rainbow or iridescent garnet. To quote info found online - "The rainbow colour seen in the andradite from this area is assumed to be derived from interference of light produced by thinly layered two substances that have different refractive indices similar to the principle of labradorescence in labradorite." The fine material has been depleted, but we have a contact in Japan where we are capable of obtaining what is believed to be old stock. These crystals are VERY rare. We obtained a number of small crystals a few years back and they were sold to one collector very quickly. These are spectacular pieces chosen from a number that our associate had available. We don't expect these to be around very long, especially if collectors in Japan find out we have a few wonderful top-notch specimens!

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A - Rainbow Andradite Garnet Specimen (tmsc-10-01a) $475
B - Rainbow Andradite Garnet Specimen tmsc-10-01b) $375


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A - Rainbow Andradite Garnet Specimen (tmsc-10-01c) $250
B - Rainbow Andradite Garnet Specimen (tmsc-10-01d) $325

Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Story - This one of a kind meteorite originates from a cataclysmic celestial event: the largest meteorite shower in recorded history. A giant fireball approached Earth and streaked over Siberia's Sikhote-Alin Mountains at 10:30 AM on February 12, 1947. Shadows were cast in broad daylight, as it screamed across the sky, making the sun pale in comparison. It violently exploded miles above Earth's surface, sending hot material hurtling in all directions, to be buried into the snowy terrain and sending up plumes of steam. Trees and any other object in the surrounding area were hit as if by a shotgun. No injuries were reported. This incredible sight to behold, now buried beneath snow and time, is represented by those fragments of this celestial event. When unearthed, these fragments from the largest meteorite shower of the past several millennia, are sometimes offered for sale. Depending on the uniqueness of these meteorites, the features that were created during its billion mile journey and entry into the earths atmosphere, will determine prices. Regardless of the what other meteorites have to offer, from this site or any other on earth, the meteorites below were chosen because they are not your ordinary meteorite fragments... (Note - with the exception of Nessie, these smaller pieces measure a few inches. If you require dimensions, do not hesitate to contact us!)

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A - Sikhote-Alin, Russian Meteorite - Just a wonderful shape with nooks and crannies, plus beautiful coloring. (cms-10-01a) $199
B - Sikhote-Alin, Russian Meteorite - thought this unique because it actually formed a right angle. Again, chances are slim of this happening too often. (cms-10-01b) $179

Sikhote-Alin, Russian Meteorite - incredibly beautiful 'stretch' marks as pieces and fragments of the meteorite were pulled apart by tremendous forces before striking the earth. This looks like a potter took his tool or fingers and went down the sides of the piece. Took many hours to find this one, and a great find from our perspective. (cms-10-01c) $210

Sikhote-Alin, Russian Meteorite. We have had some very unique meteorite fragments from this specific impact, such as the one above and the one actually consists of two pieces (Nessie), but it takes no imagination to see that this looks like a horse. In fact, I showed a few of my finds to a woman from Russia who deals in meteorites. Her English was passable, but there was no mistaking the fact that when she saw this one, she said - Horse... We call this one - Pegasus, whose front feet are tucked in while flying and his back legs trail abit. The face on this is extraordinary.
ONE OF A KIND (cms-10-01d) $425

The following 7 items are plaques, with the centers being Russian Ural Jasper. Believe the frames to be onyx, but it has not been tested. There is a handle on the back of each piece. To insure safety, it is recommend that you frame the pieces and hang them that way, or use a wooden, brass or similar tripod as one would display a dish. As you can see from the photos below, 3 pieces are similar, as the Jasper was sliced revealing similar colors and patterns, but still very distinct and different from the other. We have had a few of these unique and collectable works of art over the past several years, with many in the trade purchasing them for sale in their storefronts, but the person who used to find them on occasion during his travels through his native Russia, is now retired. We came upon a person who had 7 pieces - and after tough negotiations, we purchased all 7. We are happy to offer them to our online customers. These pieces measure approximately 5x5.5 inches and do vary, but not much.
For the time being, each piece is priced at only $249 each - in the future, it is expected to increase...

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01a) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01b) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01c) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01d) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01e) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01f) $249

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01g) $249

Mookaite Specimen (Australia) or Rough for Cabbing. The approximate dimensions as a few inches by a few inches. For exact measurements and weight in grams or carats, feel free to contact us. (arat-10-01a) $60

Mookaite Specimen (Australia) or Rough for Cabbing (this piece is polished and is being affectionately called the "Shoe" because of the shape. The approximate dimensions as a few inches by a few inches. For exact measurements and weight in grams or carats, feel free to contact us. (arat-10-01c) $100



When you first see this, one smiles and this is usually followed by a Wow... This is a hand carved one of a kind item, created out of a piece of RHODONITE that washed ashore in the SANTA BARBARA, CA area. Yes, this is untreated, natural Rhodonite from CA. It was sent out of the country to be carved, and a wonderful octopus consisting of medium to light pink, brown and beige, as well as white was the unexpected result. This is a high quality carving as one can see from the photos, and the workmanship also continues on the bottom of the piece that isn't seen when sitting on a flat surface! The current price is $949. We have a Burmese Jade Chameleon which oversees our East Coast Office. If this Octopus remains unsold, we will have a guardian to watch over our West Coast Office! This measures approximately 3" over the longest area and is quite heavy for the size. If you require carat or gram weights, or more accurate dimensions, just contact us. Like most of our items we offer for sale, we would hate to see it go, but we never hold back anything that we purchase.

50 Million Year Old Fossil from Wyoming. The frame measures approx. 7.5x10" and hangs in our West Coast Office. The fish is a Diplomystus, a surface feeder with an upturned mouth and lacy fins. A very fine specimen showing great detail! Chosen by the owner of All That Glitters from many hundreds of pieces of pieces.
(This is a West Coast Office item and can only be shipped between late October and early April) (pp-10-02) $175



50 Million Year Old Fossil from Wyoming. The frame measures approx. 9"x11" and hangs in our West Coast Office. The fish is a Knightia, a herring like fish. This is unique because we have the two halves of the fossil when the rock was broken apart. One can consider this the positive and negative of a fossil. Wonderful detail like the one above. Chosen by the owner of All That Glitters from many hundreds of pieces of pieces. (This is a West Coast Office item and can only be shipped between late October and early April) (pp-10-01) $175

This beautiful Bronze Thai Buddha Head came from one of the capitals of Thailand (Sukothai) back in the early part of the 1800s. It would have been in a shrine in a wealthy home owner or possibly in a temple. It is quite common to find just heads of statues because it was a common practice to cover solid gold buddha statues with other common material, thus hiding the fact that the statue was gold from those who might be invading the area from neighboring countries. The heads were removed to verify that it was not gold beneath! This piece measures approximately 4" from the bottom to the top of the head. (This is a West Coast Office item and can only be shipped between late October and early April) (tem-10-01) $1598


Terra Cotta Head, Tolita-Tumarco C, 500 BC/AD; La Tolita, Ecuador. The head measures approximately 2.5" from the top to the bottom. Just a beautiful piece that we could not pass up. Custom stand is included in sale. (This is a West Coast Office item and can only be shipped between late October and early April) (prmgns-10-01) $375



This nice piece came from a dealer in Belgium that we have dealt with for decades. As can be seen in the above label, it is Aztec, from Coatlinchan and looks as if it found its way into a collection/museum back in 1955. We haven't had an Aztec piece in the past, so wanted to offer this to our customers to collect antiquities. (prmgns-10-02) $475



Tang Dynasty Horse (repro) - made in the same area in China as the famous ones were made, using the same method. I have always admired the style and color of those that I had seen in antique stores, but never trusted that they had age, and for the thousands of dollars they were asking, I didn't want to pay that in case they were not genuine antiques and besides, many may have a problem with spending the same amount of money for a decoration (regardless of how attractive) as one would for a car! I bought a few of these because I was impressed with the colors, the style/form and the fact they were made in the same way and in the same area as the originals. They have even applied something to the surface that makes it look like it was dug up and from a tomb like the originals - this is easily washed off. This piece measures about 10 inches high and is also about 10 inches long. It comes with a very nice specially created box for storage and shipping - as seen in the photos. This piece would make a great piece for anyone's home, especially if they like antiques, horse, Chinese Culture, history, fine ceramics and especially makes a wonderful and expensive looking gift. Below is some information about a genuine Tang Dynasty Horse pair that is coming up for auction: ...a magnificent pair of Sancai glazed Tang Dynasty parade horses wearing floral decorated saddles. They are among the most desirable of the pottery offerings. Two feet tall and standing four-square on hooves of white, the chestnut bodied horses sport green, amber and white moulded foliate adornments and trappings. Each carries an Oxford TL test certificate. The catalog low estimate for the pair is $120,000 and they might bring significantly more. This fine replica is ONLY $149 including shipping and the custom box that one can see above is included! (This is a West Coast Office item and can only be shipped between late October and early April) ===> We have sold one at a local auction house for $350 (not including the 15% commission that the buyer pays). We have one left - our price from our website is ONLY $149 INCLUDING shipping!

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"What unusual crystals! Thanks for the safe shipping and the box. It is fun to see what things one can find when your eyes stay open. ... I am delighted that you are out there and I'll keep looking for those fun and beautiful collectibles."
SG - Columbia, MO