Gemstones
- Afghanite
- Agate
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Angelite
- Apatite
- Aquamarine
- Aragonite
- Auralite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Beryl
- Blood Stone
- Bronzite
- Calcite
- Carnelian
- Cat's Eye (Chrysoberyl)
- Celestite
- Chalcedony
- Charoite
- Chrome Diopside
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysoprase
- Citrine
- Coral
- Corundum
- Dumortierite
- Emerald
- Fluorite
- Garnet
- Goldstone
- Hematite
- Hemimorphite
- Herkimer Diamond
- Howlite
- Hypersthene
- Indigo Gabbro
- Iolite
- Jade
- Jasper
- Jet
- K2
- Kunzite
- Kyanite
- Labradorite
- Lapis
- Larimar
- Larvikite
- Lava Rock
- Lepidolite
- Magnesite
- Malachite
- Mica
- Mixed Gemstones
- Moonstone
- Morganite
- Obsidian
- Onyx
- Opal
- Opalite
- Peridot
- Petrified Wood
- Phosphosiderite
- Pietersite
- Prehnite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Rhodochrosite
- Rhodonite
- Rhyolite
- Ruby
- Ruby Zoisite
- Sapphire
- Sardonyx
- Selenite
- Seraphinite
- Shungite
- Silverite
- Sodalite
- Spinel
- Sunstone
- Tanzanite
- Thulite
- Tiffany Stone
- Tiger Eye
- Tiger Iron
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
- Unakite
- Zircon
- Zoisite
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Hematite Polished 3x9mm Cuboid
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£4.32Approximate beads per strand: 40 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...£4.32 -
Herkimer Diamond Polished 6-8mm Faceted Nugget
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£129.93Approximate beads per strand: 60 What is it: Herkimer diamonds are not actually diamonds, but double-terminated quartz crystals discovered in and around Herkimer County, New York. They are called "diamonds" because of both their high clarity...£129.93 -
Kingman Turquoise Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£3.73Sold Individually 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 over a 1000 years ago. Kingman Turquoise is known for its...£3.73 -
Kunzite Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.79Sold Individually 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 aware that all Kunzite is...£0.79 -
Malachite A Grade Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.94Sold Individually 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 paint...£0.94 -
Amethyst A Grade Polished 8mm Faceted Round - Sold Individually
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£0.39Sold Individually What is it: Amethyst is a variety of quartz (SiO2) where the color is caused by irradiation or impurities of iron which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions. History: The name comes from the Koine...£0.39 -
Amethyst A Grade Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.27Sold Individually What is it: Amethyst is a variety of quartz (SiO2) where the color is caused by irradiation or impurities of iron which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions. History: The name comes from the Koine...£0.27 -
Black Tourmaline A Grade Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.39Sold 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 Spanish conquistador of Brazil, washed the dirt from a green...£0.39 -
Mongano Pink Calcite Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.75Sold Individually What is it: Calcite is the one of the most common minerals and has a Mohs hardness of 3. It occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors, and it constitutes a major portion of many of the earth's rocks. Color is white or none, though...£0.75 -
Labradorite AA Grade Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.39Sold Individually 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." Labradorescence is not...£0.39 -
Crystal Quartz A Grade Polished 8mm Round - Sold Individually
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£0.27Sold 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Colorless, transparent...£0.27 -
Hematite Polished 5x8mm Tube
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£6.87Approximate 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. Hematite is found as a primary mineral and as an...£6.87 -
Rose Quartz Polished 9x7mm Faceted Pear
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£0.39Sold 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Rose quartz is a very...£0.39 -
Pink Star Sapphire Polished 5x9mm Faceted Tear Drop
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£2.32Sold Individually 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. Sapphires are the birthstone for September. History: For...£2.32 -
Amethyst Polished 6x8mm Faceted Drop
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£0.55Sold 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 lattice substitutions. History: The name comes from the...£0.55 -
Lapis Polished 9x7mm Faceted Pear
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£0.63Sold 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. History: The first known mining...£0.63 -
Moonstone Polished White 9mm Faceted Briolette
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£0.75Sold 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 producing the phenomenon called adularescence...£0.75 -
Labradorite Polished 12x8mm Faceted Pear
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£0.51Sold Individually 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." Labradorescence is not...£0.51 -
Smoky Quartz Polished 11x9mm Faceted Pear
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£0.75Sold 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. History: Quartz are among...£0.75 -
Aquamarine Polished 9-10x13-14mm Faceted Rounded Rectangle
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£1.37Sold Individually 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 impurities, which...£1.37 -
Baltic Amber Honey Cognac, Champagne Dark Cherry, Lemon Polished 6-8mm Chips - 5" Strand
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£4.51Approximate beads per strand: 60 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 (the intermediate state of amber, it is non fossilized...£4.51 -
Afghanite Natural Polished 7-9mm Oval
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£58.49Approximate beads per strand: 24 What is it: Afghanite is a rare mineral that was first discovered in Afghanistan, hence its name. It is a silicate mineral that typically forms in metamorphic rocks, especially in marble. Afghanite is known for its...£58.49 -
Silverite Polished 9mm Faceted Briolette
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£0.79Sold Individually What is it: Silverite is a mix between natural and mandmade. The stone is a member of the cat’s eye family and it is treated with titanium to make the stone highly reflective, luminous, and pearlescent. History: Not much...£0.79 -
Labradorite A Grade Polished 8mm Faceted Square
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£0.67Sold Individually 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." Labradorescence is not...£0.67 -
Ruby Quartz Polished 9x13-14mm Faceted Rounded Rectangle
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£1.18Sold 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Colorless, transparent...£1.18 -
Blue Boulder Opal Polished 9x14mm Faceted Rounded Rectangle
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£1.37Sold Individually 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 while it's color...£1.37 -
Lemon Quartz Polished 9-10x13-15mm Faceted Rounded Rectangle
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£1.37Sold 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, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Colorless, transparent quartz...£1.37 -
Moonstone Polished 8mm Faceted Square / Rectangle
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£0.55Sold 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 producing the phenomenon called adularescence...£0.55 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 9-11x16-18mm Top Front Drill Flat Drop
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£1.06Sold Individually 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, called a Hohokam hammer,...£1.06 -
Moonstone Polished 9-10x13-14mm Faceted Rounded Rectangle
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£1.18Sold 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 producing the phenomenon called adularescence...£1.18 -
Turquoise, Spiny Oyster, Pyrite Reconstructed Polished 8mm Round - Enhanced
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£41.22Approximate beads per strand: 45 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, called a...£41.22 -
Ruby Natural Polished 8mm Round
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£129.93Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings...£129.93 -
Sapphire Polished 8mm Round
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£121.30Approximate beads per strand: 45 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. Sapphires are the birthstone for September...£121.30 -
Hubei Turquoise Polished 8mm Round
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£121.30Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£121.30 -
Rainbow Moonstone Polished 8-20mm Graduated Oval - Rectangle
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£23.36Approximate beads per strand: 25 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...£23.36 -
Amazonite Polished 8mm Heishi / Rondel
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£27.09Approximate beads per strand: 115 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...£27.09 -
Petrified Wood Polished 9-14mm Oval
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£32.58Approximate beads per strand: 20 What is it: Petrified wood is the remains of trees that are approximately 20 to 200 million years old. The organic materials are replaced by minerals during the slow process of turning to stone. Special, rare conditions...£32.58 -
Pink Tourmaline Polished 4-8mm Smooth Tube Nugget
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£64.77Approximate beads per strand: 40 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 Spanish conquistador of Brazil, washed the dirt from a...£64.77 -
Watermelon Tourmaline Polished 4-9mm Smooth Tube Nugget
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£78.12Approximate beads per strand: 40 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 Spanish conquistador of Brazil, washed the dirt from a...£78.12 -
Kingman Turquoise, Spiny Oyster Polished 7-8mm Round Nugget
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£90.68Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 over a 1000 years ago. Kingman Turquoise is...£90.68 -
Labradorite Polished 9mm Rondel
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£52.21Approximate beads per strand: 100 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."...£52.21 -
Green Apatite Polished 8mm Round
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£23.16Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£23.16 -
Kingman Turquoise Polished Graduated 6-8mm Rondel
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£172.33Approximate beads per strand: 95 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 over a 1000 years ago. Kingman Turquoise is...£172.33 -
Blue Sponge Coral 8mm Round
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£11.58Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£11.58 -
Ruby Fuchite / Ruby Apatite 8mm Round
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£20.81Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings. ...£20.81 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 8x13mm Nugget - China
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£25.91Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 though there are several different locations across China...£25.91 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 8x10mm Nugget - China
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£36.51Approximate beads per strand: 38 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 though there are several different locations across China...£36.51 -
Campitos Turquoise Stabilized Polished 8-10mm Nugget - Mexico
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£34.94Approximate beads per strand: 35 What is it: Campitos Turquoise comes from the Campitos Mine in Mexico. It is known for its beautiful sky blue color and many variations of blue and green. History: The Navajo tool, called a Hohokam hammer, (dating back...£34.94 -
Blue Topaz Polished 8mm Faceted Rondel
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£168.40Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Topaz in its natural state is a golden brown to yellow and can often be mistaken as citrine, a less valuable gemstone. The density of topaz however, is heavier than citrine (about 25% more) and this...£168.40 -
Kingman Turquoise, Spiny Oyster Polished 6-7mm Round Nugget
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£85.54Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 over a 1000 years ago. Kingman Turquoise is...£85.54 -
Kingman Turquoise, Spiny Oyster Polished 6x8mm Rectangle Nugget
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£74.98Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 over a 1000 years ago. Kingman Turquoise is...£74.98 -
Fluorite Polished Banded 5-9mm Faceted Nugget
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£24.73Approximate beads per strand: 32 What is it: Pure fluorite is transparent, both in visible and ultraviolet light, but it is the presence of impurities which make it a colorful mineral. Industrially, fluorite is used as a flux for smelting, and in...£24.73 -
Rainbow Moonstone Polished 6-9mm Faceted Nugget
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£19.23Approximate beads per strand: 20 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...£19.23 -
Sunstone Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£20.81Approximate beads per strand: 15 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...£20.81 -
Citrine Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£20.02Approximate beads per strand: 15 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 to differentiate between faceted citrine and yellow...£20.02 -
Prehnite Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£23.16Approximate beads per strand: 15 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 often faceted. History: Prehnite was first was...£23.16 -
Lemon / Smoky Quartz Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£22.38Approximate beads per strand: 15 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. History:...£22.38 -
Amethyst Ombre Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£24.73Approximate beads per strand: 15 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...£24.73 -
Amethyst Polished 8-12mm Faceted Nugget
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£25.52Approximate beads per strand: 15 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...£25.52 -
Larimar Polished 8-13mm Irregular Cuboid
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£44.36Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£44.36 -
Larimar Polished 8mm Faceted Round
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£104.03Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£104.03 -
Blue Lace Agate A Grade Polished 8x5mm Rondel
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£67.91Approximate beads per strand: 75 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...£67.91 -
Blue Lace Agate A Grade Polished 8mm Round
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£46.71Approximate 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...£46.71 -
Kunzite Polished 8mm Round
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£38.86Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 aware that all...£38.86 -
White African Opal Polished 8mm Faceted Round
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£18.45Approximate 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...£18.45 -
Pink Botswana Agate Polished 8mm Faceted Cube
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£46.71Approximate 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...£46.71 -
Opalite Polished 5x8mm Twisted Rice
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£8.24Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Opalite is a man-made glass that resembles the mineral opal. Opalite predominantly consists of dolomite fused with metal. History: Since Opalite is a man-made gemstone, there is not as much...£8.24 -
Larimar Polished 8x5mm Rondel
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£42.00Approximate 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 were formed in cavities inside the limestone along the...£42.00 -
Aquamarine Polished 8mm Multi Color Faceted Square
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£18.45Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£18.45 -
Green Calcite Polished 8mm Round
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£9.81Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Calcite is the one of the most common minerals and has a Mohs hardness of 3. It occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors, and it constitutes a major portion of many of the earth's rocks. Color is white...£9.81 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 8mm Diagonal Drilled Square - China
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£42.79Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 though there are several different locations across China...£42.79 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 9-29mm Graduated Drops - China
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£91.03Approximate beads per strand: 75 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 though there are several different locations across China...£91.03 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 8x12mm Art Cut - China
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£54.56Approximate beads per strand: 40 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 though there are several different locations across China...£54.56 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 8x5mm Barrel Tube
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£41.57Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 though there are several different locations across China...£41.57 -
Natural Turquoise Polished 6x8mm Gold Edge Oval
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£104.03Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 though there are several different locations across China...£104.03 -
Citrine Polished 8mm Round
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£18.45Approximate beads per strand: 45 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 to differentiate between faceted citrine and yellow...£18.45 -
Malachite Polished 8x10mm Oval Cabochon
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£2.08Sold Individually Pictured is item's front and back 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...£2.08 -
Malachite Polished 8mm Coin Cabochon
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£1.84Sold Individually Pictured is item's front and back 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...£1.84 -
Black Onyx Polished 6x8mm Oval Cabochon
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£0.35Sold 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. The colors of its bands range from white to almost...£0.35 -
Green Aventurine Polished 6x8mm Oval Cabochon
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£0.39Sold Individually 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 muscovite mica, which usually results in medium to dark green aventurine...£0.39 -
Tiger Eye Polished 6x8mm Oval Cabochon
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£0.67Sold Individually Pictured is item's front and back 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 quartz crystals and altered...£0.67 -
Grapolite (Quartz) Metal Polished Dyed Blue 9x6mm Faceted Flat Drop
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£2.55Sold Individually What is it: Grapolite is in the Quartz family of gemstone minerals.£2.55 -
Sunstone Polished Coated 8mm Faceted Round
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£11.38Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£11.38 -
Sunstone Polished 8mm Faceted Round
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£16.29Approximate beads per strand: 45 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...£16.29 -
Fire Agate Polished 8mm Faceted Round - Black / White
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£5.69Approximate 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...£5.69 -
Amethyst, Rose Quartz, and Citrine Polished 5-8mm Chips
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£5.89Approximate beads per strand: 115 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 to differentiate between faceted citrine and yellow...£5.89 -
Howlite Dyed Red Polished 8mm Faceted Round
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£8.60Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Howlite is a borate mineral, which occurs in Canada and parts of the USA. It forms as irregular nodules which can appear in the shape of a cauliflower head. Howlite is quite porous it can be dyed to imitate...£8.60 -
Tiger Eye A Grade Dyed Teal Polished 8mm Round
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£10.01Approximate 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 quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibers that...£10.01 -
Tiger Eye Red Polished 5x8mm Faceted Rondel
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£16.88Approximate beads per strand: 85 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 quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibers that...£16.88 -
Tiger Eye Polished 5x8mm Faceted Rondel
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£11.19Approximate beads per strand: 85 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 quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibers that...£11.19 -
African Turquoise Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£11.38Approximate beads per strand: 30 What is it: African Turquoise is called Turquoise, although it is actually not turquoise. It is actually a form of jasper mined in Africa. This stone is a beautiful substitute for the more expensive traditional turquoise...£11.38 -
Dragons Blood Jasper Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£11.38Approximate 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...£11.38 -
Red Jasper Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£11.38Approximate 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...£11.38 -
Apatite Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£12.37Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£12.37 -
Malachite Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£16.09Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£16.09 -
Sodalite Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£10.80Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£10.80 -
Chrysocolla Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£16.09Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 turquoise,...£16.09 -
Jade Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£15.31Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£15.31 -
Tiger Eye Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£10.80Approximate 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 quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibers that...£10.80 -
Rainbow Moonstone Polished 8-9x11-12mm Irregular Cuboid
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£16.09Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...£16.09