Pile of Glittering Dust

Piles of Glittering Dust are a common crafting material.

Use
Piles of Glittering Dust are used to craft the following armor, weapons and materials: {| width="70%"
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Armor Crafting

 * Elementalist:
 * Elementalist Headgear
 * Paragon:
 * Paragon Headgear
 * Mesmer:
 * Mesmer Enchanter's Armor
 * Mesmer Ascended Enchanter's Armor
 * Mesmer headgear
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Weapon Crafting

 * Jeweled Chakram
 * Storm Artifact
 * Flame Artifact
 * Frost Artifact

Consumables Crafting

 * Powerstone of Courage
 * Grail of Might
 * Essence of Celerity
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Rare Material Crafting

 * Tempered Glass Vial
 * Bolt of Damask
 * Elonian Leather Square
 * Roll of Vellum
 * Deldrimor Steel Ingot
 * Spiritwood Plank
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Where to buy/sell it
You can buy or sell Piles of Glittering Dust at the following NPCs:

What drops it
The following mobs (and their bosses) sometimes drop Piles of Glittering Dust directly, so you can collect it from the loot:

What salvages into it
The following items may turn into Piles of Glittering Dust when you salvage them, using a Salvage Kit: {| width="80%"
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Salvage Items

 * Spider Web (Tyrian)
 * Ebon Spider Web
 * Maguuma Spider Web
 * Luminous Stone
 * Mursaat Token
 * Maguuma Mane
 * Losaru Mane
 * Spider Web (Elonian)
 * Candy Cane Shard


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Collectable Drops

 * Remains
 * Azure Remains
 * Ghostly Remains
 * Dark Remains
 * Demonic Remains
 * Shadowy Remnants
 * Phantom Residue
 * Unctuous Remains
 * Rider Eyes
 * Ancient Eye
 * Stormy Eye
 * Molten Eye
 * Shriveled Eye
 * Umbral Eye
 * Centaur Manes
 * Maguuma Mane
 * Losaru Mane
 * Shiverpeak Mane
 * Frostfire Fang
 * Mursaat Token
 * Enslavement Stone
 * Black Pearls
 * Candy Cane Shard
 * Jade Bracelets
 * Celestial Essence
 * Sentient Spore
 * Augmented Flesh
 * Geode
 * Pile of Elemental Dust
 * Vaettir Essence
 * Heket Tongue
 * Amphibian Tongue
 * Blob of Ooze


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Weapons

 * Swords (Only Crystalline Sword)
 * Axes (Only Celestial Axe, Jade Axe, Chaos Axe)
 * Hammers (Only Celestial Hammer)
 * Bows (Only Amber Longbow, Celestial Longbow, Jade Longbow)
 * Daggers (Only Celestial Daggers, Jade Daggers, Jeweled Daggers, Ruby Daggers)
 * Shields (Only Celestial Shield, Iridescent Aegis, Great Conch)
 * Staves (Only Amber Staff, Aureate Staff, Celestial Staff, Clairvoyant Staff, Crescent Staff, Dolyak Prod Staff, Dragon Spire Staff, Ensorcelling Staff, Fuchsia Staff, Holy Staff, Icicle Staff, Illusory Staff, Jade Staff, Primitive Staff, Spinal Staff, Turquoise Staff)
 * Focuses (Only Jeweled Chalice, Flame Artifact, Frost Artifact, Plagueborn Focus, Storm Artifact, Jug, Starfish Focus)
 * Wands (Only Eternal Flame Wand, Amber Wand, Watercrest Wand, Blazing Wing Wand)


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Rare Crafting Materials

 * Silk
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