Gemstones - Tourmaline

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2.75 Orange Tourmaline - An unusual color throughout the world, but even more rare from Sri Lanka!  $688 (Rosy Colored Garnet pictured has been sold)

Brasilian Watermelon Slices from the 1980s!  First time to see the light of day.  Total weight of 11.38cts, 4 pieces.  (gsn-03)   $170 for all 4 - expect to pay $170 out there for just one!

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A -  0.85ct Blue Tourmaline from Brasil (mvk-89a-04a)  $255
B -  1.70ct Blue Tourmaline from Brasil (mvk-89a-04b)  $510
Initial Public Offering - Price to increase in the future...

LARGE 1,105ct Tourmaline (Liddicoatite) Slice from Madagascar

If you thought our 500ct Maine Watermelon Slice was exceptionally and uniquely large and rare, then look at this 1,105ct Liddicoatite slice from Madagascar!  The Maine slice sold for $9,000 ($18/ct) and will be displayed in a museum being built  to house minerals found in Maine.  This is another museum piece.  Few crystals in the world grow to be this size.  Many will change color and pattern as they grow, and this can be seen when sliced.  Only a small percentage of Tourmalines have color, as many are black or just too dark.  This truly is a unique piece and is in keeping with the All That Glitters desire to obtain unique and one-of-a-kind gemstones/related items.  At ONLY $5.00 per carat, this is what one would expect  to pay wholesale when these unique finds are available.  The thickness of this wonderful slice is 5mm, which is much thicker than many that are seen.  (lbs-09-01)    $5,525 (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

7.64ct  Pear Shaped Tourmaline from the Famous Aricanga Mine outside of Governador Valadares in the state of Minas Gerais, Brasil. This was purchased directly from the owner of the mine, Dr. Jamil, back in the 1980s during one of our visits to Brasil. This particular gemstone has been removed from our vaults after OVER 20 years and is now being  seen by the public for the first time.   A fine green with blue overtones, a great size and price!  For this color, size, clarity and famous locality, it could have fetched the same price in Brasil back in the 1980s as we are currently asking for it now!  (sml-87-05)  $2,292

8.38ct Cat's Eye Bicolor Tourmaline WOW!

Here's an unusual and incredible gemstone.  Not only does this Tourmaline have a Cat's Eye, but it is a bicolor.  We have had this for 4 years yet never photographed it and our customers would have found it in our Inventory Listings only.  Now, after 4 years, our customers can see this unique gemstone after a successful photograph was taken.  Really unique in color, size and a very sharp eye.  We hadn't seen anything similar until just yesterday (Nov. 14, 2008) after recently attending and selling gems to a few dealers at a local Intergem Show.  The wholesale price offered to us was $600/ct.  Our customers should be much happier with our price of only $300/ct!  Not sure how much a dealer will ask of the public if their price was $600/ct, but with All That Glitters, you have already saved $2,514 off the price that we were expected to pay from another dealer! (vst-04c-08)  $2,514 (Only $300/ct - save $2,514 off the wholesale from another well known gemstone dealer on the West Coast!) Enjoy the All That Glitters Savings....

1.15ct Chrome Tourmaline  (scrp-08-03)  $345

A 6.35ct Nuristani Tourmaline of a Teal Color - our Master Cutter called it "Fine Teal Blue" and the design is what he calls "Switch Diamond Rectangle".  A few inclusions as can be expected from this color and location.   Color varies depending on the light available - halogen, fluorescent, incandescent, direct sunlight, indirect sunlight/shade, etc. Measures approximately  14.56x7.55x6.36mm (norgem-98b10c)  $3,810

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A - 8.95ct Nuristan Green-Blue Tourmaline faceted by our Award Winning Master Facetor!  Other photos showed more brilliance, but we liked the play of light in this photo.  Though all facets have flat sides, the optical effects show more of a wavy appearance in this photo! 20.00x7.57x6.92mm   (nrstngm-96a1j)  $4,475
B - Two Nuristan Tourmalines faceted by our Master Facetor, total weight of 11.23cts.  The larger of the two weighs 6.57cts and is more of a beautiful pure green, whereas the smaller one, weighing 4.66cts has hints of blue. 6.57cts  12.74x8.66x6.48mm   (nrstngm-97b1a)    $2,628 4.66cts   12.68x7.32x5.55mm  (nrstngm-97b1b)    $1,864

3.92ct Green Tourmaline.  Has the look of Emerald!  Some inclusions in the back of the gem, but not very noticeable when not magnified.   (gem-011-08c) Approx Dimensions:  9.3x7.2x5.9mm $470

3.58ct Bluish Green Afghani Emerald Cut Tourmaline measuring approx 9.6x7.6x5.3mm  (gemd-07a-01)  $806

6.80ct Bicolor Tourmaline from Nuristan faceted by our U.S. Master Cutter.  When one looks straight above onto the gem, one sees blue on one side and green on the other.  Tipping it slightly turns his gem either all blue or all green!  Both blue and green are very fine colors with no detracting modifiers.  Some fine inclusions as is to be expected with this fine color, but nothing that is very  noticeable or detrimental.   17.27x7.50x5.26mm (nrstngm-96b1a)  $2,380

This Tricolor Tourmaline weights 7.03cts and hails from Brasil.  It is rare to see a tricolor, though bicolors are more common; less common when clean and in a decent size like this.  The color can best be described as Smoky with a nicely defined Pink separation followed by Smoky once again.  (sbg-06-01)  $1055  (Very Unique and Interesting!)

2.34cts of Blue and Blue Green Tourmaline

Wonderfu color!  These Brasilian gemstones were purchased back in the 1980s prior to these colors being found in  other countries.  Still some of the most important colors in Tourmaline!  (mvk-89-05)  $351

1.23ct Unusual Purplish Red Tourmaline (mvk-89-06)  $215

3.07cts total weight of Brasilian Bicolor Tourmalines  (gsn-01)  $77

These were just taken out of the vault  and haven't seen the light of day since 1987.  Priced at  the 1987 price for a quick sale....(Only $25 per carat)   SOLD! (RS)  (Shipping in April)

3 Pieces of Brasilian Tourmaline - two uniquely shaped smaller pieces with cut corners and 1 large fine green. This was recently shown to a jeweler with extensive knowledge of gemstones and he thought the material was Tsavorite (green garnet).  (bfx-87-06)    $454

16.00ct Bright Green Tourmaline

Brasilian - U.S. Faceted (mvk-89-09)  $5,600

3.26ct and 5.59ct  Yellow Green (Granny Smith Green) Maine Tourmaline

These gems are  from the famous 1972 Tourmaline Strike in Newry Maine.  The material came from one of the original miners.  We traded an 18kt gold two tone ring with a center orange diamond flanked by two nice round diamonds for these two beatuies..  The colors, cutting and  shapes of these two pieces are a match!  Would be wonderful for a ring and pendant. $400/ct (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

12.41ct and 4.37ct Neon Fuschia Maine Tourmaline

These gems are  from the famous 1972 Tourmaline Strike in Newry Maine.   We obtained the rough from one of the original cutters that faceted  the material for those responsible  for this famous find.  He was paid with a piece of rough which was of similar size to what he had faceted for them.    $400/ct (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

2.43ct Pink Tourmaline with Watermelon Tourmaline slice image!
In over 25 years in the gemstone business, we have never seen anything like this before.  It seems to be a watermelon tourmaline crystal has grown and then the pocket composition has changed and pink tourmaline grew around it.   We have recently seen some beads that had this similar characterstics, but nothing faceted.  We are very excited about this and would love to obtain more, but like most of our material, it is probably a one-of-a-kind piece, to only be found sporadically.   African  (selgem-05-01)  $2,430 Note - The second  photo has been enhanced in saturation to show off the watermelon slice. The first photo is more accurate for  the body color of the tourmaline, slice, etc. (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!) SOLD! (Canada - "I received the stone yesterday; it is awesome! ")

Tourmaline from the Congo - Africa!

9.31ct Tourmaline - Faceted by Master Cutter and AGTA Cutting Competition Award Winner

This tourmaline is from the new find of tourmaline making its way into the wholesale market currently.  After faceting, it will eventually trickle down to the retail stores and then the public.  Like all other gems, this material has it's fine quality as well as lower quality.  This is  a wonderful example of the color, which can be a very pleasing green with blue.  Like many of these fancies colors, there can be some inclusions.  This has a few but the cutting hides them under most conditions. The cut is a newly designed called a Switch Back Emerald Cut.  It will twinkle and the flashes of light will bounce rapidly from the top of the stone to the bottom of the stone as it is tilted.  A very unique cut!  This is a large, well cut, teal to green Congo Tourmaline measuring 14.55x9.50x7.22mm.  (hilbos-04a-01)  $9,310 Note - this is the nicest piece of Congo Tourmaline we have seen and a very fine color for Tourmaline. As seen in Cedar WIngs Magazine <  Cedar Wings Article  >

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A -  13.00ct Fine Blue with a hint of Green.  From the famous Golconda Mine in Brasil.  The mine has been closed for many decades and the rough was purchased by All That Glitters over a decade ago and finally faceted by a  Master Cutter and AGTA Cutting Competition Award Winner.   12.10x12.10x9.98mm (atoz-97b-01a)  $7,800
B -  17.30cts Very Fine Mint Bluish Green Tourmaline Faceted by the Master Cutter and AGTA Cutting Competition Award Winner, cut into a "Double" Switchback Emerald Rectangle measuring:    16.44 x 11.41 x 10.06m The rough was a doubly terminated tourmaline crystal and was purchased a decade ago. It originated in the high mountains in the Nuristan area on the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is an inhospitable place for both humans and the pack animals that are required to bring the necessary tools and supplies to this rugged area. (nrstngm-96a1h)   $10,380

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