A Russian demantoid of 1.765 carats, cut as a round in the Russian style, from the Poldnevskoye deposit. The color is a warm, true olive green — the classic tone most associated with Poldnevskoye material. At this size, the horsetail is extraordinary: broad, textbook sprays of golden byssolite fibers radiate outward from the center in a pattern that reads exactly like the reference images in gemological literature. The cutting shows minor deviation from ideal symmetry, a trade-off made to preserve both size and the full extent of this remarkable interior feature. A demantoid of substantial weight whose olive color and museum-quality horsetail make it a defining example of the Poldnevskoye deposit.
