Gemstones

Approximate beads per strand: 38 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 producing the phenomenon called...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 producing the phenomenon called...

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 it is scattered producing the phenomenon called...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 Origin: Brazil 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: colorless, pink, lilac, yellow, and green. Be...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Selenite is a crystallized form of Gypsum with a Mohs hardness of 2. Most often translucen or white, it is named after Greek word σεληνη meaning "the moon." History: In the 5th...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Selenite is a crystallized form of Gypsum with a Mohs hardness of 2. Most often translucen or white, it is named after Greek word σεληνη meaning "the moon." History: In the 5th...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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 lattice substitutions. History: The name...

Approximate beads per strand: 190 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 80 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 gemstones that has pleochroism, which is an optical...

Approximate beads per strand: 110 What is it: Chrysoprase, chrysophrase, or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains a small amount of nickel, which gives the gemstone it's unique color. Its...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Chrysoprase, chrysophrase, or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains a small amount of nickel, which gives the gemstone it's unique color. Its...

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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...

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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...

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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...

Approximate beads per strand: 220 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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...

Approximate beads per strand: 120 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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 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 were formed in cavities inside the limestone along the...

Approximate beads per strand: 190 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 100 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 48 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 70 What is it: Sodalite is a light, hard, yet fragile mineral. It is named because of it's high sodium content. Blue sodalite is the most popular, but it can also be grey, yellow, green, or pink. Although somewhat similar...

Approximate beads per strand: 70 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 with spider-webbing. History: Turquoise has been mined...

Approximate beads per strand:  150 What is it: American Turquoise was originally discovered by Native Americans over a 1000 years ago. It is known for its beautiful sky blue color and many variations of blue and green. History: The Navajo tool,...

Approximate beads per strand: 160 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.

Approximate beads per strand: 20 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 consolidation process forming flow and...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Chrysocolla is a copper stone, ranging from light green to deep blue, and is often found containing Malachite and Azurite. Some even containing Cuprite. As it is slightly more common than turquouise,...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 Origin: Mexico What is it: This is a naturally occuring glow in the dark gemstone. Aragonite is a carbonate mineral, one of the three most common naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate. It is formed...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 Origin: Mexico What is it: This is a naturally occuring glow in the dark gemstone. Aragonite is a carbonate mineral, one of the three most common naturally occurring crystal forms of calcium carbonate. It is formed...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 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 consolidation process forming flow and...

Approximate beads per strand: 48 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 sometimes erroneously referred to as 'Colorado...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 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 sometimes erroneously referred to as 'Colorado...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 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 characteristics or location of origin...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Chrysocolla is a copper stone, ranging from light green to deep blue, and is often found containing Malachite and Azurite. Some even containing Cuprite. As it is slightly more common than turquouise,...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Lepidolite is a rare lithium-rich mica gemstone that is usually pink, red, or purple in color. Most lepidolite is in this color range, however; can very rarely be colorless or yellow. Its Mohs Hardness is 2.5...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Lepidolite is a rare lithium-rich mica gemstone that is usually pink, red, or purple in color. Most lepidolite is in this color range, however; can very rarely be colorless or yellow. Its Mohs Hardness is 2.5...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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 belongs to the pyroxene family of minerals. Chrome...

Approximate beads per strand: 55 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 belongs to the pyroxene family of minerals. Chrome...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 What is it: Jade is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich minerals. There are two different mineral species of Jade: Jadeite and nephrite. Jadeite contains blacks, reds, pinks, and violets. While...

Approximate beads per strand: 70 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 80 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent, or opaque...

Approximate beads per strand: 38-40 Origin: Brazil 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 sometimes erroneously referred...

Approximate beads per strand: 38-40 What is it: Jade is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich minerals. There are two different mineral species of Jade: Jadeite and nephrite. Jadeite contains blacks, reds, pinks, and violets...

Approximate beads per strand: 38-40 What is it: Pure fluorite is transparent, both in visible and ultraviolet light, but it is the pressence of impurities which make it a colorful mineral. Industrially, fluorite is used as a flux for smelting,...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Jade is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich minerals. There are two different mineral species of Jade: Jadeite and nephrite. Jadeite contains blacks, reds, pinks, and violets. While nephrite...

Approximate beads per strand: 24 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz...

Approximate beads per strand: 22 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. The colors of its bands range from...

Approximate beads per strand: 90 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 consolidation process forming flow and...

Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 consolidation process forming flow and...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 any color imaginable.  History:...

Approximate beads per strand: 60 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. The colors of its bands range from...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 any color imaginable.  History:...

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 parallel bands. The colors of its bands range from...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Rose...

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 amethyst, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Rose...

Approximate beads per strand: 120 What is it: Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. It is a colorful gem with high refraction and that is often confused with cubic zirconia. History: Zircon is one of the oldest minerals on earth...

Approximate beads per strand: 125 What is it: Labradorite exhibit iridescent blue, green, red, orange, and yellow colors. Labradorite is so well known for these spectacular displays of color that the phenomenon is known as "labradorescence."...

Approximate beads per strand: 35 Origin: Gobi Desert 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 characteristics or...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Mookaite is actually a form of Jasper found of in Australia. 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: 65 What is it: Mookaite is actually a form of Jasper found of in Australia. 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: 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 parallel bands. The colors of its bands range from...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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.  History: The first known mining...

Approximate beads per strand: 180 What is it: Chrysocolla is a copper stone, ranging from light green to deep blue, and is often found containing Malachite and Azurite. Some even containing Cuprite. As it is slightly more common than turquouise,...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 What is it: Burmese jade is referred to as the “Stone of Heaven," Burmese jade has been considered to be the quintessential green jade gemstone. ... Jade can be classified into two...

Approximate beads per strand: 40 What is it: Aquamarine is a blue variety of beryl. It occurs in most sites which yield ordinary beryl. Well-known varieties of beryl are emeralds and aquamarine. Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by...

Approximate beads per strand: 36 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 sometimes erroneously referred to as 'Colorado...

Approximate beads per strand: 100 What is it: Sunstone has an optical effect that is due to reflections from inclusions of red copper. These inclusions give the stone an appearance something like that of aventurine, hence sunstone is...

Approximate beads per strand: 30 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.  History: The first known mining...

Approximate beads per strand: 200 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 characteristics or location of origin...

Approximate beads per strand: 85 What is it: Chrysoprase, chrysophrase, or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains a small amount of nickel, which gives the gemstone it's unique color. Its...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Sunstone has an optical effect that is due to reflections from inclusions of red copper. These inclusions give the stone an appearance something like that of aventurine, hence sunstone is known...

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 nickel, which gives the gemstone it's unique color. Its...

Approximate beads per strand: 32-34 What is it: Sunstone has an optical effect that is due to reflections from inclusions of red copper. These inclusions give the stone an appearance something like that of aventurine, hence sunstone...

Approximate beads per strand: 55 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 colors of gem coral range from a pale...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 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 colors of gem coral range from a pale...

Approximate beads per strand: 190 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 colors of gem coral range from a pale...

Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Sunstone has an optical effect that is due to reflections from inclusions of red copper. These inclusions give the stone an appearance something like that of aventurine, hence sunstone is known...

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 during the consolidation process forming flow and...

Approximate beads per strand: 200 What is it: Malachite is a green copper carbonate hydroxide and was one of the first ores used to create copper metal. Mohs Hardness is 3.5 to 4. History: When ground into a powder, malachite was a great green pigmented...

Approximate beads per strand: 115 What is it: Rhodochrosite occurs as a hydrothermal vein along with other manganese minerals in low temperature ore deposits as in silver mines. Mohs hardess of 3.5 to 4. For being a softer stone, it is very difficult to...

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 their physical characteristics or location of origin...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz...

Approximate beads per strand: 55 Origin: Brazil 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 sometimes erroneously referred to...

Approximate beads per strand: 32-34 What is it: Also known as scoria, lava rock is formed from solidified volcanic lava. A defining feature of this rock is cavities caused by trapped gas bubbles, resulting in the beads being surprisingly very light...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 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.  History: The first known mining...

Approximate beads per strand: 150 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 for those metals. Transparent Apatite are sometimes...

Approximate beads per strand: 95 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 for those metals. Transparent Apatite are sometimes...

Approximate beads per strand: 38 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 for those metals. Transparent Apatite are sometimes...

Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 emerald mines were in Egypt around 330 BC. Cleopatra was...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 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 producing the phenomenon called...

Approximate beads per strand: 32 Origin: Peru What is it: Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica; its water content ranges from 3-21% by weight, but is usually between 6-10%. Depending on formation conditions, opal may be transparent, translucent,...