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Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

Denim lapis beads provide a more economical, lighter blue variety of lapis lazuli beads. Like other lapis, denim lapis contains grains of several blue minerals, including lazurite and sodalite, plus a matrix that includes speckles of pyrite. The lighter...

Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

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Cubic zirconias are synthetic (manmade) gemstones. Like diamonds and natural zircons, cubic zirconias have a very high refractive index, which translates to high amounts of sparkle.CZs are extremely durable and can withstand high temperatures. Most...

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Fired agate beads sometimes have a crackled finish. The crackly appearance is created by applying heat, hence the name "fired." Heat-treating agate with various colorants is a common method of enhancing the color of agate, so in some cases, the name...

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A shimmery stone with unusual properties, kyanite can become the sparkle in a necklace or the spark plug in an engine. This aluminum silicate is a polymorph with andalusite and sillimanite, meaning it shares the same chemistry, but has a different...

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This semiprecious basic black gemstone closely resembles black onyx, but since we have been unable to verify its true classification, "black stone" is the most honest name we can give to these beads and pendants. Note that black stone jewelry components...

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Red creek jasper beads are also known as Chinese picasso beads, reed picasso beads, and red cherry creek jasper beads. While these stunning semiprecious beads offer wonderful patterns in shades of rusty red, ochre, taupe and gray, the name is descriptive...

Tropical beauty fills the Dakota Stones Amazonite 8mm round beads. These beads feature a classic round shape. They are great for using in matching jewelry sets. Showcase them in necklaces and bracelets. Each bead features opaque ocean colors that range...

Turquoise has been revered for thousands of years. Its name means "Turkish stone" in French, a reference to where Persian material passed on its way to Europe. Turquoise is considerably softer than quartz, and is usually treated for stability. Chinese...

Reddish-rust colored goldstone beads offer a brilliant flash with inclusions of copper crystals! Sometimes mistaken for orange-colored sunstone beads, these gemstone beads are actually manmade from glass with added copper salts. Through a unique cooling...

Black Lava Stone Beads: Earthy yet elegant, black lava stone beads are made from basalt, a type of igneous rock formed during volcanic eruptions. Due to their many holes and bubbles, lava stone beads add great texture, but not a lot of weight, to jewelry...

A beautiful blend of earthly color fills these terra agate beads from Dakota Stones. These beads feature a mix of greenish-blue and brown, creating patterns like miniature Earths with the brown spaces like continents in the vast ocean. Terra agate is a...

White "Lava" Stone: Natural lava (basalt) is only available in shades of black and brown. All white and other colors that are commercially sold as lava are a similar stone (likely pumice, which is also volcanic). Due to the porous nature, these beads are...

Fancy jasper beads are also known as India agate beads. These pretty semiprecious beads and gemstone donuts add color to any jewelry application with their swirls and speckles of lavender, green, pink, orange, and/or red on an opaque creamy beige or gray...

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Red tigereye beads display strong chatoyance in bright orange-red to deep, opaque garnet-like hues. These semiprecious beads get their gorgeous color from a heat treatment that oxidizes the iron in tigereye and turns the gemstone red. As with all gems,...

Our Sonora Jasper beads have striking desert-landscape patterns in subtle desert colors of red, brown, tan, cream and gray-blue. The tracks and circles on these beads are reminiscent of the famed "canals" on Mars, as well as dentritic sun-dried waterways...

Dyed "Crazy Lace" Calcite is available in fantastic color options, for great prices. It is clearly a "reconstituted" or "block" type of gemstone, which means it is a mixture of resin, dyes, and potentially some gemstone content -- in this case,...

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Tigereye Beads come in richly chatoyant browns and yellows with a golden luster. While legends exist of Roman soldiers wearing this "all seeing" stone for protection in battle, tigereye was not considered a semiprecious gemstone until the late 19th...

White "Lava" Stone: Natural lava (basalt) is only available in shades of black and brown. All white and other colors that are commercially sold as lava are a similar stone (likely pumice, which is also volcanic). Due to the porous nature, these beads are...

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Bring gemstone style to your jewelry designs with these Dakota Stones beads. These beads take on a classic round shape with beautiful facets that shine from every angle. You'll love the way they catch the eye in your projects. They feature a deep emerald...

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Reddish-rust colored goldstone beads offer a brilliant flash with inclusions of copper crystals! Sometimes mistaken for orange-colored sunstone beads, these gemstone beads are actually manmade from glass with added copper salts. Through a unique cooling...

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This semiprecious basic black gemstone closely resembles black onyx, but since we have been unable to verify its true classification, "black stone" is the most honest name we can give to these beads and pendants. Note that black stone jewelry components...

Druzy: The stunning visual appeal of druzy beads and pendants makes them great options for jewelry focals. Sometimes spelled druse or drusy, druzy is a layer of fine crystals that forms on the inner surfaces of geodes and rock fractures over millions of...

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Tourmaline is a complex crystalline silicate containing aluminum, boron and other elements. Its name derives from the Sinhalese (Sri Lankan) word tura mali, meaning "stone of mixed colors," and our mixed tourmaline strands can indeed contain blue...

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Amazonite is a relatively rare blue-green variety of microcline (a feldspar mineral) used as a semiprecious stone. This opaque stone has a silky luster or silvery sheen and is often found with white, yellow or gray inclusions. Amazonite, sometimes called...

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Red creek jasper beads are also known as Chinese picasso beads, reed picasso beads, and red cherry creek jasper beads. While these stunning semiprecious beads offer wonderful patterns in shades of rusty red, ochre, taupe and gray, the name is descriptive...

Tigereye Beads come in richly chatoyant browns and yellows with a golden luster. While legends exist of Roman soldiers wearing this "all seeing" stone for protection in battle, tigereye was not considered a semiprecious gemstone until the late 19th...

Rock crystal quartz, the most common form of macrocrystalline quartz, is a clear quartz with a colorless, transparent, quiet beauty. We're told that our supply of rock crystal beads is natural, but occasionally we suspect we've been sold lab-grown...

Rock crystal quartz, the most common form of macrocrystalline quartz, is a clear quartz with a colorless, transparent, quiet beauty. We're told that our supply of rock crystal beads is natural, but occasionally we suspect we've been sold lab-grown...

Amethyst Sage Agate (sometimes called Sage Amethyst) is a dendritic agate with a base of lilac purple, cream, white, tan or dusty sage green, with dark dendrites (branching patterns like tree branches or river deltas) and black manganese veining. Some...

Amethyst Sage Agate (sometimes called Sage Amethyst) is a dendritic agate with a base of lilac purple, cream, white, tan or dusty sage green, with dark dendrites (branching patterns like tree branches or river deltas) and black manganese veining. Some...

Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral, in shades of green, blue, blue-green, black and brown. It is commonly found in copper mines. Pure chrysocolla is soft and fragile. However, most chrysocolla beads are in a matrix of rock crystal...

Dyed "Crazy Lace" Calcite is available in fantastic color options, for great prices. It is clearly a "reconstituted" or "block" type of gemstone, which means it is a mixture of resin, dyes, and potentially some gemstone content -- in this case,...

Earthy beauty fills these gemstone beads from Dakota Stones. These beads feature amazing green, orange, brown, and gray colors in beautiful patterns. The matte finish adds to their organic look. They are round in shape, so you can use them in necklaces,...

Reddish-rust colored goldstone beads offer a brilliant flash with inclusions of copper crystals! Sometimes mistaken for orange-colored sunstone beads, these gemstone beads are actually manmade from glass with added copper salts. Through a unique cooling...

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It's been a long time since we've seen Ocean Jasper this nice! The beautiful swirls on ocean jasper beads often look like dramatic sea spray and sea foam. Also known as fisheye jasper and orbicular jasper, this semiprecious gemstone comes from a...

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Sunstone beads consist of feldspar crystals that were formed in molten lava, then discharged onto the surface of the earth by volcanic eruptions. As the lava weathers away or is broken up, the crystals are released. This semiprecious gemstone is also...

Amazonite is a rare blue-green variety of microcline (a feldspar mineral) used as a semiprecious stone. Amazonite (sometimes called Amazon Stone) is an opaque stone, often found with white, yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen...

Onyx is a striped, semiprecious variety of agate, with white, black, brown or red alternating bands. It is different from regular agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. The name onyx originates from the Greek word...

Onyx is a striped, semiprecious variety of agate, with white, black, brown or red alternating bands. It is different from regular agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. The name onyx originates from the Greek word...

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Turquoise has been revered for thousands of years. Its name means "Turkish stone" in French, a reference to where Persian material passed on its way to Europe. Turquoise is considerably softer than quartz, and is usually treated for stability. Chinese...

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Tigereye Beads come in richly chatoyant browns and yellows with a golden luster. While legends exist of Roman soldiers wearing this "all seeing" stone for protection in battle, tigereye was not considered a semiprecious gemstone until the late 19th...

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Labradorite offers striking rainbow-colored reflections when light hits them from a particular direction. The labradorescence, or schiller, in these semiprecious beads offers the same stunning visual effect created by gasoline on water, or light on the...

Dyed "Crazy Lace" Calcite is available in fantastic color options, for great prices. It is clearly a "reconstituted" or "block" type of gemstone, which means it is a mixture of resin, dyes, and potentially some gemstone content -- in this case,...

Bold color fills these 2mm round beads from Dakota Stones. These banded ruby beads feature red and purple colors, along with some brown and even clear beads. These beads are tiny in size, so you can use them as small accents of color in earrings or a...

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Lepidolite beads are cut from an uncommon mica that has been inconsistently available in the mineral market. Also known as gem lepidolite, lavenderine, and lepidolite mica, this semiprecious gemstone is a by-product of mining lithium. Unpolished...