All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for April 2017!
Here are the
changes on the All That Glitters Website for April 2017:
All Apatite
is 10% OFF for the Month of April!
This
Month's Gem News:
Apatite - The Great Unknown Gemstone
"Apatite
is very much an insider gemstone collectors' secret largely unknown to the
general public. Occurring in a kaleidoscope of colours - including an
electrifying shade of neon blue often confused with the Paraiba
tourmaline..."
Read More…
Newly
Faceted or Photographed Gemstones:
Faceted
All That Glitters Rough recently back from one of our expert facetors includes
the following:
3 Large Mahenge Garnets (2 of a Pink variety and 1 of an Orangy color - all
sought after
currently and fetching astronomically high prices for Garnet out there in the
retail and
wholesale market)
6 Blue (various blues including a Parti-Colored one!) Montana Sapphire
1 Neony Green Tourmaline
Eight
gemstones recently back from GIA and now Certed:
Padparadscha Oval weighing 1.62cts, wonderful size, color, cutting, clarity
Padparadscha
1.13ct and 1.41ct, ovals, UNHEATED
1.51ct Round/Oval Orangy Sapphire
Glowing
Blue/Purple Color Shifting Trilliant 2.47ct UNHEATED Sapphire
Alexandrite Oval, Bluish Green to Purple, 1.00ct , super piece!
1.04ct
Fancy Cushion Ruby, UNHEATED
Elongated
Cushion 1.05ct Ruby
Screaming
Neon Pink with hint of Orange Mahenge Spinel - large size with good cutting,
color, clarity
Mahenge
Spinel 1.32ct Oval Spinel - neon reddish pink, very bright as expected from
this area
Malaia Garnet
Cushion, 3.25ct ON HOLD (Germany - will ship upon
our return east)
Wonderful
7+mm (2.16ct) Glowing Blue Round Ceylon Sapphire - Think Engagement Ring!
Gold or
Gold-Plated Coin found in the Sri Lanka Gem Pits, approx 1000+ years old (?)
4.88ct Green
Zircon - very good green and transparent (Currently awaiting approval of
sale)
Red Spinel
Cushion (1.74cts)
Large Medium
Seafoam Blue Tourmaline - unique color, shape, cutting
1.65ct Oval
Red Vietnamese Spinel - another must see gem in person
Imperial
Topaz Parcel, 8x6mm, Ovals, Ouro Preto - incredible matches (SOLD! Awaiting payment - jewelry manufacturer who
makes many castings for Tiffany)
5 Pieces of
Blue Purple Amethyst, well cut, beautiful, weighing over 30cts (SOLD! See above)
Wonderful
Yellow Diamond-Like Zircon with super fire, cutting, etc. weighing 6.29cts
Gorgeous
Pink-Imperial Zircon weighing 4.39cts in a fancy squarish cushion shape
A greenish
blue 2.34ct UNHEATED Sapphire (Certed) - very unique in color
Certed Cobalt
(Blue) Spinel weighing 1.46ct - unusual to be certed
49+ct
Sculpted Oregon Sunstone with Heavy Schiller, Major/Important Piece - Dalan
Hargraves, Artist
Quartz with
interesting growth of reddish brown crystals
Indonesian
Agate with double eye
Custom Framed
Ural Mountains (Russia) Mineral Slab - natural design of various colors
Blue
Terminated Tourmaline Crystal sitting on Smoky Quartz Crystal - Cruzeiro Mine,
Brasil
Large 440+ct
Epidote Crystals in Clear Quartz - great for a curio cabinet or paperweight for
a desk
Beautiful
Greenish Blue Transparent Tourmaline Crystal from a famous Mozambique locality
Wonderful
Yellow Diamond-Like Zircon with super fire, cutting, etc. weighing 6.29cts
Gorgeous
Pink-Imperial Zircon weighing 4.39cts in a fancy squarish cushion shape
All
That Glitters Recent Recommendations - Everyone Will Love These NEW Gems for
Many Reasons!...
Large
8+ct Mahenge Garnet
Screaming
Neon Pink with hint of Orange Mahenge Spinel - large size with good cutting,
color, clarity
Mahenge
Spinel 1.32ct Oval Spinel - neon reddish pink, very bright as expected from
this area
1.65ct
Oval Red Vietnamese Spinel - another must see gem in person
Padparadscha
Oval weighing 1.62cts, wonderful size, color, cutting, clarity - currently
being certed by GIA
Gemstones
in Cutting:
In
transit: New Concave Cut Ametrine
Our
specialist in concave cutting has 2 more Ametrines and an Oregon Watermelon
Sunstone
that will
receive his special attention and artistic insight.