Bead World Gems

Approximate beads per strand: 85 What is it: Emerald is a gemstone and a variety beryl and is green because of trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vandium. History: The first known...

Approximate beads per strand: 130 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: 32 What is it: White Jade, also known as Nephrite is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich minerals. It is one of two different mineral species called...

Approximate beads per strand: 75 What is it: Larimar is a rare variety of the silicate mineral, pectolite, residing solely in the Dominican Republic. It varies from white to deep blue. These stones...

Approximate beads per strand: 42 What is it: Garnet can be found in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, brown, black and clear, with red shades being the most...

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: 30 What is it: Rhodonite is a rose pink to dark red gemstone with black inclusions. Rhodonite is found in Australia, Finland, Japan, Canada, Madagascar, Mexico,...

Approximate beads per strand: 35 What is it: Rhodonite is a rose pink to dark red gemstone with black inclusions. Rhodonite is found in Australia, Finland, Japan, Canada, Madagascar, Mexico,...

Approximate beads per strand: 55 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...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Unlike American turquoise which is usually identified by the specific mine, Chinese turquoise has normally been referred to as Chinese turquoise,...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 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 this stone are created...

Approximate beads per strand: 75 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 this stone are created...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 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 this stone are created...

Approximate beads per strand: 30 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: 65 What is it: Water Buffalo Horn is recovered from the food industry that would otherwise be thrown away. Our manufacturers salvage the horns and artfully turn...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 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: 65 What is it: Kunzite is the best known as a variety of the mineral spodumene. Kunzite's color comes from trace amounts of manganese. This crystal is naturally:...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Herkimer diamonds are not actually diamonds, but double-terminated quartz crystals discovered in and around Herkimer County, New York. They...

Approximate beads per strand: 15 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: 170 What is it: Sapphires are a variety of corundum with a Mohs hardness scale of 9. They come in many other colors, although red sapphires are actually called rubies...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Tiffany Stone is a rare gemstone which is mined in only one location, the Brush Wellman beryllium mine, at Spor Mountain, in western Utah. Tiffany Stone...

Approximate beads per strand: 110 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...

Approximate beads per strand: 26 What is it: Water Buffalo Horn is recovered from the food industry that would otherwise be thrown away. Our manufacturers salvage the horns and artfully turn them...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 What is it: Labradorite exhibit iridescent blue, green, red, orange, and yellow colors. Labradorite is so well known for these spectacular displays of color...

Approximate beads per strand: 25 What is it: Labradorite exhibit iridescent blue, green, red, orange, and yellow colors. Labradorite is so well known for these spectacular displays of color...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 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: 25 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: 25 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...

Approximate beads per strand: 20 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: 25 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: 35 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: 25 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: 25 What is it: Aventurine is a gemstone variety of quartz prized for it's translucency and sparkly metallic inclusions. These inclusions are typically composed of...

Approximate beads per strand: 35 What is it: Aventurine is a gemstone variety of quartz prized for it's translucency and sparkly metallic inclusions. These inclusions are typically composed of...

Sold Individually What is it: These are mixed gemstones of many different types and colors.  Because gemstones are natural materials, appearances may vary from bead to bead.

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: 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: Quartz is a common variety of silicon dioxide that often crystallizes into well-formed hexagonal prisms. It occurs in many colors, including purple amethyst,...

  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...

  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...