Demantoid Garnet
The "diamond of garnets" with horsetail inclusions prized by Fabergé. Russia's Central Urals (Elizavetinskoye, Korkodin) supplied the tsarist era; Namibia's Green Dragon mine revived production in the 1990s; Iran also yields fine stones.
Known origins & mines
Elizavetinskoye Urals · Russia
Fabergé's favorite green: Ural demantoid with horsetail byssolite inclusions set into imperial eggs; alluvial diggings near Yekaterinburg re…
Antetezambato Demantoid · Madagascar
Skarn-hosted deposit near Ambanja discovered in 2009 — the major new source that broke a century of Russian-Namibian dominance with clean gr…
Green Dragon Mine Namibia · Namibia
Discovered 1996 near Tubusis, Green Dragon revives gem demantoid with vivid grass-green stones and classic horsetails — today's primary sour…
Kerman Demantoid Fields · Iran
Persian demantoid from Kerman ophiolites supplied Qajar-era jewelry; smaller stones show strong dispersion despite pale tone.…