Natural demantoid · An Iranian storyFor collectors & the trade
PERSIANDEMANTOID
Buyers Lounge

THE WORLD OF PERSIAN DEMANTOID

Persian Demantoid.
Garnets from Iran.

Images are illustrations; records are samples until verified.

FIND YOUR GREEN

Which green is yours?

Eight colour families, one stone each to begin. Choose the green you keep coming back to.

Imperial Green / Vivid Green

Vivid, saturated yellowish green — the benchmark many collectors return to.

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Illustrated gemstone and precision caliper; no measurement or grade implied

ONLY FROM IRAN

Imperial Green

A green the earth gives only in Iran.

Imperial Green is the rarest, most vivid colour of Persian demantoid — a saturated green with a warm golden glow that we find only in Iranian stones. No other source gives quite this colour.

  • Found only in Iranian demantoid
  • Selected from our own rough, cut by our own hands
  • Our highest colour grade
Discover Imperial Green

Imperial Green is Persian Demantoid’s own colour grade.

WHY DEMANTOID

More fire than a diamond.

0.057Dispersion
Demantoid splits light into colour more strongly than diamond (0.044).
1.89Refractive index
Among the highest of any coloured gemstone — hence its brilliance.
8Colour families
From Imperial vivid green to mint, olive and moss.
30%Of a diamond’s price
Rarer than diamond and with more fire — for around 30% of the price of a comparable diamond.

LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER

Learn before you buy.

Three short guides to help you choose.

Artistic lapidary still life with rough, a finished gemstone and a precision tool

THE HOUSE

Iranian demantoid,
with clear details.

We source, cut and document every stone — and tell you exactly what we know about it.

Illustrated ivory envelope and green gemstone on linen

A PRIVATE INTRODUCTION

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