Bead World Gems

Approximate beads per strand: 160 What is it: Citrine is a variety of quartz with colors ranging between pale yellow to brown due to ferric (salt) impurities. Visually, it is nearly impossible...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Carnelian is in the chalcedony family, sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between other chalcedony gemstones. Sard, which is a brown-red...

Approximate beads per strand: 190 What is it: Chrome diopside is a transparent to translucent variety of gemstone containing calcium magnesium silicate. It is of the rarer varieties of diopside and...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Chrome diopside is a transparent to translucent variety of gemstone containing calcium magnesium silicate. It is of the rarer varieties of diopside and...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Chrysoprase, chrysophrase, or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains a small amount of...

Approximate beads per strand: 180 What is it: Zircon, not to be confused with cubic zirconia, is a mineral that belongs to the group of nesosilicates. It is a zirconium silicate which appears a a...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Kyanite is an aluminum silicate mineral, and often occurs as long, striated crystals that may be transparent or translucent with a pearlescent sheen. The...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine is located in Globe, Arizona in America. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is known for its beautiful deep blue color and...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 What is it: Elisa Turquoise comes from the Elisa Mine in Sonora, Mexico. It is known for its beautiful sky blue color and many variations of blue and green. History:...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Kingman Turquoise Mine is one of the oldest and highest producing Turquoise Mines in America. It was originally discovered by Native Americans...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine is located in Globe, Arizona in America. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is known for its beautiful deep blue color and...

Approximate beads per strand: 55 What is it: Unlike American turquoise which is usually identified by the specific mine, Chinese turquoise has normally been referred to as Chinese turquoise, even...

Approximate beads per strand: 75 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 36 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 15 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 15 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 50 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Named after Thomas Edison, Edison Pearls are a new type of pearl that has hit the market in the last few years. Basically, they are a fusion of saltwater...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Cubic zirconia (CZ) is the crystalline form of zirconium dioxide. CZ is hard with a Mohs hardness of 8-8.5 and is usually colorless, but may be made in...

Approximate beads per strand: 50 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening irritant...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of select mollusks. They are formed as a defense mechanism against a potentially threatening...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Tourmaline is part of a large group of boron silicate minerals with a wide range of colors. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5. History: In the 1500s, a...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Tourmaline is part of a large group of boron silicate minerals with a wide range of colors. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5. History: In the 1500s, a...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 Approximate sizes: 10-25mm What is it: Jasper, is a type of quartz and / or chalcedony, which is opaque and usually red, yellow, brown, green, or blue. Patterns in...

Approximate beads per strand: 120 What is it: Quartz is a common variety of silicon dioxide that often crystallizes into well-formed hexagonal prisms. It occurs in many colors, including purple...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Amber is fossilized tree resin. Amber is created from high pressures and temperatures produced by overlying sediment. First, the resin forms into copal...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Iolite is a transparent to translucent form of Cordierite and is a light to deep blue color, and usually includes a purplish tinge. Iolite is one of few...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Iolite is a transparent to translucent form of Cordierite and is a light to deep blue color, and usually includes a purplish tinge. Iolite is one of few...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 What is it: Iolite is a transparent to translucent form of Cordierite and is a light to deep blue color, and usually includes a purplish tinge. Iolite is one of few...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Tourmaline is part of a large group of boron silicate minerals with a wide range of colors. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5. History: In the 1500s, a...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals that are occasionally found to contain significant amounts of rare earth elements and can be used as an ore...