Russia

Russia (Ural)

The Ural Mountains have been a legendary gem province since imperial times, supplying the Russian crown with extraordinary treasures. The Urals are the classic source of demantoid garnet — a brilliant chrome-green stone famed for its "horsetail" inclusions — and of fine emerald, alexandrite, and superb mineral specimens. Ural demantoid and alexandrite remain among the most coveted gems for serious collectors.