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All That Glitters
272 Broadway #732
Methuen, MA 01844
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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) $779


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) $208 for a quick sale! that's not even $2.60 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!)
The above was found on line for an auction. I think at $90, we have a better value!

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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 total of Only $150 and SAVE $$!

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 - thought this unique because it actually formed a right angle. Again, chances are slim of this happening too often. (cms-10-01b) $179
B - 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.
Each piece is priced at only $269 unless otherwise marked .

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

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

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

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

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01e) $379 (West Coast Office)

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

Russian Ural Jasper Plaque (in-10-01g) $379 (West Coast Office)

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) $1,798


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) $675



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) $675

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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