Bead World Gems

Approximate beads per strand: 55 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: 30 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: 95 Origin: Peru 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: 90 Origin: India What is it: A ruby is a pink to red colored gemstone, a variety of corundum. Ruby is the birthstone for July. Ruby is used in all forms of...

Approximate beads per strand: 90 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...

Approximate beads per strand: 68 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: 125 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...

Sold Individually 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 during the...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 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...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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: 90 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: 125 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: 135 What is it: Hubei Turquoise comes from the Hubei Mine in China. The gemstone is full of deep greens, dark blues and even yellows. The most prized color is dark blue...

Sold Individually 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 it is scattered...

Approximate beads per strand: 180 What is it: Shell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives underwater.    Because shells are natural materials,...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Shell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives underwater.    Because shells are natural materials,...

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...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 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: 90 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: 115 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: 95 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 a...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 What is it: Bronzite belongs to the pyroxene family, so it is a silicate compound of magnesium. An iron-bearing variety, bronzite has a metallic luster when...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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: 64 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: 45 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: 48 What is it: Manmade Turquoise and Shell appearances may vary from bead to bead

Approximate beads per strand: 60 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...

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: 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: Magnesite is named after the presence of magnesium in its composition. White magnesite is very porous and has the ability to absorb dye to produce almost...

Sold Individually What is it: Magnesite is named after the presence of magnesium in its composition. White magnesite is very porous and has the ability to absorb dye to produce almost...

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Sold Individually 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 (such as debris)...

Sold Individually 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 (such as debris)...

Sold Individually 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 (such as debris)...

Sold Individually What is it: Amazonite is also known as the Amazon Stone. It is a light green to light bluish-green color gemstone, with a soft color that can closely resemble Jade. It is...

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: 70 Origin: Man Made What is it: Goldstone is a man made colored glass that contains highly reflective materials such as copper oxide (in red/orange gold stone). The...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 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: 45 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...