All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for June 2015!
Here
are the changes to look for on the All That Glitters Website for June 2015:
This Month's Special: Sapphire/Diamond
Ballerina/Cocktail Ring! (Almost 3cts of Diamonds)
Save
$600! A Must See…
This Month's Gem News: Gems
& Gemology Spring Edition 2015 Reveals the Cause of Iridescence/Rainbow
Effect in All That Glitters Scapolite
Noted
before on our website, All That Glitters provided an interesting/unusual
specimen of Scapolite about one year ago to GIA for study. The information obtained, as well as photos,
is now avaialble in GIA's Gems & Gemology Magazine Spring 2005
Edition. Though we previewed the
article, the edition was not yet available to the trade and we held off
releasing any information - read the article to find out what is causing the
Rainbow/Iridescence within the All That Glitters Scapolite. (This Published gemstone is available for
Sale!)
Newly Faceted or Photographed Gemstones:
A very impressive Sapphire/Diamond Ballerina Ring is available
and is this Months Special!
Carved Amethyst Ganesh, weighing over 42cts and from the All
That Glitters Collection
Scapolite with Rainbow/Iridescent Inclusions written up in
Gems&Gemology Magazine - story revealed
Kite shaped Oregon Sunstone with Schiller, weighing 4.21cts
A
2.04ct Reddish Orange Unheated Sapphire
has been Certed by GIA
Wonderful
Natural Brasilian Agate slices have been photographed - real beauties when held
up or lit
1.50ct Round Red Burmese currently on route to one of our customers
in Singapore
Check
out the Wonderful HACKMANITE - our last
one; deposit is not producing - ours is a high quality gem
A
large 6+ct Burmese Peridot
Oregon
Sunstone with schiller faceted by the award winning Daryl Alexander (SOLD!)
Two
very fine Certed (GIA)Natural Alexandrites both weighing 1.03ct (oval is SOLD; the uniquely
color changing pear shape is still available and at a wonderfully low price!)
A
Rare Faceted Amethyst from Morocco with Enhydro(water/gas)
Two
Red Burmese Spinels
One
ORANGE Mahenge Spinel - have never seen one like this before!
A
Rare Pad-Colored Burmese Spinel
Color
Shifting Unheated Madagascar Sapphire
An
Unusually Colored Sapphire from a new find in Nigeria (looks like a Cobalt
Spinel!)
A
Magenta Pink Oval Sapphire
Almost
Clear Cat's Eye Moonstones with VERY Sharp Eyes
Ethiopian
Opal - Lots of Color Play
Four
Quartz with aesthetically pleasing and very collectable Inclusions!
Roman
Coin set into a Sterling Silver Pendant with 3 Round Garnets - includes the
chain/free shipping/ins
Two
Splendid Large Agate Slices for Home Decorators - smaller pieces also available
Yellow
Beryl Crystal with Smoky Quartz Crystal
Light
Green Fluorite Cluster from China
Unusual
Termination on an Aquamarine Crystal - see it to believe it!
Five
Nice Amethyst/Quartz Crystals/Specimens with Enhydros
Extremely
Large Multiple Enhydros in Quartz Crystal/Specimen - photos with detail and
video available
Large
Pyrite on Matrix from Spain
Palm-sized
Pyrite on Matrix with Quartz Crystal Growth (Peru)!
Clean
and Nicely Formed Topaz Crystal from Pakistan - Facet Rough or Specimen
Cherry
Creek Intarsia - 12 pieces, purchased for their beautiful designs
Another
of our Orangy Pink Sapphires was just Certed by GIA as the coveted variety of
Sapphire - Padparadscha - Sold! (Australia)
The last of our GIA Certed Pad Sapphires will be in transit to the
UK shortly…
New Pages - Sculpted/Carved Gemstones and Decorator Items:
Sculpted
or Carved Gemstones/Minerals:
Larger
mineral specimens, sculpted/carved gemstone material, antiquities, etc.:
L. Allen Brown/All That Glitters Photos and Comments Appear on
Trade Website!:
Distinguishing
between Rubies and Pink Sapphires (International Gem Society Article) displays
photos
from the All That Glitters Website and quotes All That Glitters Owner (L. Allen
Brown) in this
article
that notes the history of differentiating Ruby from Sapphire.
All That Glitters Diamond Customer Shows the Savings:
We
were contacted recently regarding a 3.03ct VSI/G Emerald Cut EGL Certed Diamond
found using our Diamond Search Engine. Besides requesting the cert, she
was questioning why the price was so low.
We
were very happy to hear her ask this question, because it means we are doing a
good job on pricing!
We
could write an article on the reasons our Diamond prices are low, just like our
Fine Colored Gemstones.
All
of our colored gemstones in inventory are the property of All That
Glitters. In the case of Diamonds, we cannot stock every size, color,
clarity, shape, etc. so we have teamed up with Diamond Houses/Suppliers and
have a very low markup for our customers. Apparently, this
customer was looking for similar diamonds in size, clarity and color and
finding prices for similar items to be much higher than All That Glitters
(about $10,000 more). Along with the EGL(US) cert, this diamond had a
replacement value of $91,820 (most likely for insurance purposes) from
Universal Gemological Services(UGS). The All That Glitters price is
ONLY $32,847.71 - a SAVINGS of $58,972. We make no claim or have
any connection with EGL or UGS - we only find the diamond a customer wishes and
we provide the best price. We also sell only GIA or EGL(US) certed
diamonds, so there is an independent well-known and respected lab determining
the clarity/color; we provide the search engine to find the diamond our
customers seek, and our customers save big money! As of the time of
writing this email, the customer is considering the purchase; anyone is free to
contact us if they are interested in this particular diamond and we will
forward the information, cert, etc.
We currently have this topic scheduled for discussion in July's
Gem News…
More All That Glitters Gemstones Studied at GIA:
We
have another 5 or so items currently within GIA being studied with the
possibility of their publication in Gems and Gemology Magazine in the
future. GIA's Robert Weldon took the photos during the recent Tucson
Show. The items were taken back to GIA Carlsbad for study.
We
will keep our customers informed as we obtain more information in the future…
(Unfortunately,
GIA is known for taking up to 8 months to return gemstones and up to a year or
so before the information obtained from those gemstones/photos taken, appear in
Gems & Gemology Magazine!)
Gemstones in Cutting:
We
have two approx 95ct Deeply Colored Ametrines that we are currently deciding
how to facet and who will do that faceting. Stayed tuned - these pieces
will be super special! We plan on
meeting with a cutter to discuss what may be created with these two very
special pieces of rough.
Our
hopes of increasing our Opal inventory with large fine quality Opals have been
dashed. After removing the mud/matrix from what seemed to be outstanding
Opal, we were left with smaller pieces after trimming out issues, grinding down
areas, etc. This represents a loss of thousands of dollars, but this is
the risk when one purchases rough material - as one is never sure of the
outcome. We will be attempting to cab a
few items from the above noted rough pieces.
Visit Our Diamond Search Engine for Your Diamond Needs:
Related
to our Diamond Search Engine, is our relatively new website which is devoted
solely to
Certed
(GIA/EGL) Diamonds - Certified Diamonds
posted by All That Glitters at 12:37 PM
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