A Russian demantoid of 0.38 carats, round brilliant cut, from the Poldnevskoye deposit. The color is a bright, luminous green, and the Russian cut is on full display here – every facet is working, throwing sparks of gold and green light across the crown with a brilliance that reads closer to diamond than to garnet. This is dispersion doing exactly what earned demantoid its name: the stone genuinely sparkles rather than simply glows. A small demantoid that proves size has little to do with presence – it holds attention the moment it catches light.
