Bead World Gems

Approximate beads per strand: 65 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: 65 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: 55 What is it: Tiger eye is a chatoyant (cats' eye effect) variety of microcystalline quartz. Tiger eye gets it's lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of...

Approximate beads per strand: 120 What is it: Coral is one of few organic gems. It is the exoskeleton of small animals (coral) that create their branching homes from calcium carbonate dissolved...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Agate is a variety of banded microcrystalline quartz, or chalcedony. There are a vast amount of varieties of agate. Usually, each variety is named after...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth's surface and in the shallow crust. It is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of Fe2O3...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 What is it: Shell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives underwater.    Because shells are natural materials, appearances...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Prehnite occurs in the veins and cavities of volcanic rock. Prehnite is often cut and polished into cabochons, but highly transparent prehnite is quite...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 Origin: Brazil What is it: Angelite is a form of anhydrite, which is a crystal made of calcium sulfate. The crystals are formed in places where gypsum stones had...

Sold Individually What is it: Lapis lazuli, or just lapis, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized for thousands of years for its intense color. ...

Sold Individually What is it: Onyx, as well as agate are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands...

Sold Individually What is it: Lapis lazuli, or just lapis, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized for thousands of years for its intense color. ...

Sold Individually 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...

Sold Individually What is it: Coral is one of few organic gems. It is the exoskeleton of small animals (coral) that create their branching homes from calcium carbonate dissolved in sea water. The...

Sold Individually What is it: Coral is one of few organic gems. It is the exoskeleton of small animals (coral) that create their branching homes from calcium carbonate dissolved in sea water. The...

Sold Individually What is it: Agate is a variety of banded microcrystalline quartz, or chalcedony. There are a vast amount of varieties of agate. Usually, each variety is named after their physical...

Sold Individually 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...

Sold Individually What is it: Spinel gets its name comes from the Latin word "spinella", which means spine, refering to its pointed crystals.  It can be found in many different shades of pink,...

Sold Individually 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 amethyst,...

Sold Individually What is it: Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) where the violet color is caused by irradiation or impurities of iron which result in complex crystal...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 What is it: Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth's surface and in the shallow crust. It is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of Fe2O3...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Onyx, as well as agate are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth's surface and in the shallow crust. It is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of Fe2O3...

Approximate beads per strand: 180 What is it: Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth's surface and in the shallow crust. It is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of Fe2O3...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) where the violet color is caused by irradiation or impurities of iron which result in...

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: 38 What is it: Tiger eye is a chatoyant (cats' eye effect) variety of microcystalline quartz. Tiger eye gets it's lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Tiger eye is a chatoyant (cats' eye effect) variety of microcystalline quartz. Tiger eye gets it's lustrous appearance from the parallel intergrowth of...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Hematite is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth's surface and in the shallow crust. It is an iron oxide with a chemical composition of Fe2O3...

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: 180 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: 65 What is it: Moonstone is a variety of the feldspar family. During formation, minerals separate into alternating layers. When light shines between these thin layers...