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Gemstones

Gemstones

Gemstones

  • Peridot Polished 3-4mm Square Heishi Peridot Polished 3-4mm Square Heishi

    Peridot Polished 3-4mm Square Heishi

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    $9,135.21
    Approximate beads per strand: 120 What is it: Peridot is a gemstone quality olivine. Peridot is the most well-known gem variety of the silicate mineral called Olivine. Peridot is one of the few gemstones to be found in a single color, while other...
    $9,135.21
  • Black Tourmaline in Mica Polished 4mm Round Black Tourmaline in Mica Polished 4mm Round

    Black Tourmaline in Mica Polished 4mm Round

    Bead World Gems

    $26,444.04
    Approximate beads per strand: 95 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...
    $26,444.04
  • Emerald Banded 3-3.5mm Faceted Rondelle

    Emerald Banded 3-3.5mm Faceted Rondelle

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    $18,751.23
    Approximate beads per strand: 250 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...
    $18,751.23
  • Emerald Polished 4.5mm Faceted Round Emerald Polished 4.5mm Faceted Round

    Emerald Polished 4.5mm Faceted Round

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    $64,908.09
    Approximate beads per strand: 80 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...
    $64,908.09
  • Natural Spinel Polished 6mm Energy Tube

    Natural Spinel Polished 6mm Energy Tube

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    $64,908.09
    Approximate beads per strand: 45 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, red, blue, yellow, green, brown, black,...
    $64,908.09
  • Emerald Polished 6mm Faceted Cube

    Emerald Polished 6mm Faceted Cube

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    $75,485.71
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 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...
    $75,485.71
  • Herkimer Diamond Polished 3-6mm Points

    Herkimer Diamond Polished 3-6mm Points

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    $81,255.32
    Approximate beads per strand: 130 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...
    $81,255.32
  • Kingman Turquoise Polished 8mm Round

    Kingman Turquoise Polished 8mm Round

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    $111,064.96
    Approximate beads per strand: 20 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...
    $111,064.96
  • Nacozari Turquoise Polished 5mm Heishi

    Nacozari Turquoise Polished 5mm Heishi

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    $94,717.74
    Approximate beads per strand: 150 What is it: Nacozari Turquoise comes from the Nacozari Mine in Sonora, 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,...
    $94,717.74
  • Nevada Turquoise Polished 6.5-7mm Heishi

    Nevada Turquoise Polished 6.5-7mm Heishi

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    $186,069.87
    Approximate beads per strand: 115 Approximate Size: 7x3mm 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:...
    $186,069.87
  • Nevada Turquoise Polished 7-7.5mm Heishi

    Nevada Turquoise Polished 7-7.5mm Heishi

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    $202,417.09
    Approximate beads per strand: 105 Approximate Size: 7x3mm 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:...
    $202,417.09
  • Hemimorphite Polished 8mm Round Hemimorphite Polished 8mm Round

    Hemimorphite Polished 8mm Round

    Bead World Gems

    $32,213.65
    Approximate beads per strand: 45 What is it: Hemimorphite is a very rare mineral that forms as white, blue, or brown crystals with a shape resembling a cloud. It is mainly found in Mexico, but can be found in China, the Southwestern United States, and...
    $32,213.65
  • Amethyst Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

    Amethyst Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

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    $13,222.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 105 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...
    $13,222.02
  • Aquamarine Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

    Aquamarine Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

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    $16,828.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 105 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...
    $16,828.02
  • Rose Quartz Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

    Rose Quartz Polished 3x4mm Faceted Lantern

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    $11,298.82
    Approximate beads per strand: 105 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...
    $11,298.82
  • Kyanite Polished 4mm Faceted Cube Kyanite Polished 4mm Faceted Cube

    Kyanite Polished 4mm Faceted Cube

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    $27,405.64
    Approximate beads per strand: 94 What is it: Kyanite is an aluminum silicate mineral, and often occurs as long, striated crystals that may be transparent or translucent with a pearlescent sheen. The most commonly found colors of kyanite are blue,...
    $27,405.64
  • Beryl Polished 8mm Faceted Cube

    Beryl Polished 8mm Faceted Cube

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    $23,559.23
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by impurities, which range from green, blue, yellow, white, and red (the rarest). There are many varieties of beryl, the well known ones are...
    $23,559.23
  • Lapis Polished 3x4mm Faceted Bicone

    Lapis Polished 3x4mm Faceted Bicone

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    $16,828.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 105 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...
    $16,828.02
  • Rose Quartz Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

    Rose Quartz Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

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    $30,290.44
    Approximate beads per strand: 21 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...
    $30,290.44
  • Hemimorphite Polished 6mm Round Hemimorphite Polished 6mm Round

    Hemimorphite Polished 6mm Round

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    $21,636.03
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Hemimorphite is a very rare mineral that forms as white, blue, or brown crystals with a shape resembling a cloud. It is mainly found in Mexico, but can be found in China, the Southwestern United States, and...
    $21,636.03
  • Citrine Polished 16mm Quatrefoil Citrine Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

    Citrine Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

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    $37,983.26
    Approximate beads per strand: 21 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...
    $37,983.26
  • Lapis Polished 16mm Quatrefoil Lapis Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

    Lapis Polished 16mm Quatrefoil

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    $33,175.25
    Approximate beads per strand: 21 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...
    $33,175.25
  • Citrine Polished 10mm Energy Tube

    Citrine Polished 10mm Energy Tube

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    $32,213.65
    Approximate beads per strand: 32 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...
    $32,213.65
  • Carnelian Polished 8mm Energy Tube

    Carnelian Polished 8mm Energy Tube

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    $13,943.22
    Approximate beads per strand: 30 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 translucent form of Chalcedony, can also be used to identify...
    $13,943.22
  • Crystal Quartz Polished 8mm Energy Tube

    Crystal Quartz Polished 8mm Energy Tube

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    $15,866.42
    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 amethyst, yellow citrine, and smokey quartz. Colorless,...
    $15,866.42
  • Blue Aventurine Polished 8mm Energy Tube

    Blue Aventurine Polished 8mm Energy Tube

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    $12,981.62
    Approximate beads per strand: 30 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...
    $12,981.62
  • Kunzite Polished 7mm Energy Tube

    Kunzite Polished 7mm Energy Tube

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    $18,751.23
    Approximate beads per strand: 35 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...
    $18,751.23
  • Apatite Polished 8mm Energy Tube

    Apatite Polished 8mm Energy Tube

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    $20,674.43
    Approximate 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...
    $20,674.43
  • Pink Opal Polished 6mm Energy Tube

    Pink Opal Polished 6mm Energy Tube

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    $20,674.43
    Approximate beads per strand: 40 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...
    $20,674.43
  • Blue Azurite Polished 6mm Round Blue Azurite Polished 6mm Round

    Blue Azurite Polished 6mm Round

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    $28,367.24
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 What is it: Azurite is not really a common or abundant mineral. It is a soft gemstone with a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 4. Azurite is often used in place of the more expensive lapis, as it is visually simular and also...
    $28,367.24
  • On Sale
    Dyed Jade Gold Foil Polished 6mm Round - Pink Dyed Jade Gold Foil Polished 6mm Round - Pink

    Dyed Jade Gold Foil Polished 6mm Round - Pink

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    Now: $2,375.16
    Was: $4,759.93
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 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...
    Now: $2,375.16
    Was: $4,759.93
  • White Agate Polished 3x6mm Rondellele

    White Agate Polished 3x6mm Rondellele

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    $11,298.82
    Approximate beads per strand: 115 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...
    $11,298.82
  • White Agate Polished 8mm Round White Agate Polished 8mm Round

    White Agate Polished 8mm Round

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    $8,173.61
    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...
    $8,173.61
  • Bronzite Polished 10mm Round Bronzite Polished 10mm Round

    Bronzite Polished 10mm Round

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    $13,943.22
    Approximate beads per strand: 38 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 polished. Bronzite is not a soft stone, but it can be...
    $13,943.22
  • Magnesite Ivory Polished 11x10mm Skull

    Magnesite Ivory Polished 11x10mm Skull

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    $4,567.61
    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:...
    $4,567.61
  • Magnesite Polished 8x6mm Skull - Ivory

    Magnesite Polished 8x6mm Skull - Ivory

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    $4,567.61
    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:...
    $4,567.61
  • Magnesite Black Polished 8x6.5mm Skull

    Magnesite Black Polished 8x6.5mm Skull

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    $4,567.61
    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:...
    $4,567.61
  • Magnesite Ivory Polished 13x14mm Skull

    Magnesite Ivory Polished 13x14mm Skull

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    $5,288.81
    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:...
    $5,288.81
  • Magnesite Black Polished 13x14mm Skull

    Magnesite Black Polished 13x14mm Skull

    Bead World Gems

    $5,288.81
    Approximate beads per strand: 25 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:...
    $5,288.81
  • Sapphire & Ruby Polished 6mm Round Sapphire & Ruby Polished 6mm Round

    Sapphire & Ruby Polished 6mm Round

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    $30,290.44
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 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.  What...
    $30,290.44
  • Sapphire Ruby Polished 6mm Round Sapphire Ruby Polished 6mm Round

    Sapphire Ruby Polished 6mm Round

    Bead World Gems

    $28,367.24
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 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.  What...
    $28,367.24
  • Aventurine Polished 3x6mm Wheel

    Aventurine Polished 3x6mm Wheel

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    $12,260.42
    Approximate beads per strand: 100 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...
    $12,260.42
  • Black Onyx Polished 2x4mm Wheel Black Onyx Polished 2x4mm Wheel

    Black Onyx Polished 2x4mm Wheel

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    $12,981.62
    Approximate beads per strand: 110 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...
    $12,981.62
  • Magnesite Black Polished 6x8mm Skull Magnesite Black Polished 6x8mm Skull

    Magnesite Black Polished 6x8mm Skull

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    $4,567.61
    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:...
    $4,567.61
  • Jade Dyed Polished 2x4mm Wheel

    Jade Dyed Polished 2x4mm Wheel

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    $12,020.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 110 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...
    $12,020.02
  • Labradorite Polished 2x4mm Wheel

    Labradorite Polished 2x4mm Wheel

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    $14,183.62
    Approximate beads per strand: 110 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."...
    $14,183.62
  • Hematite Polished 10x7mm Skull

    Hematite Polished 10x7mm Skull

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    $11,298.82
    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...
    $11,298.82
  • Howlite Light Aqua Polished 2x4mm Wheel

    Howlite Light Aqua Polished 2x4mm Wheel

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    $12,020.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 100 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...
    $12,020.02
  • Carnelian Polished 2x4mm Wheel

    Carnelian Polished 2x4mm Wheel

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    $12,981.62
    Approximate beads per strand: 110 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 translucent form of Chalcedony, can also be used to identify the...
    $12,981.62
  • Orange Coral Dyed Polished 4x6mm Wheel

    Orange Coral Dyed Polished 4x6mm Wheel

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    $12,020.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 80 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...
    $12,020.02
  • Beryl Polished 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle

    Beryl Polished 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle

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    $33,175.25
    Approximate beads per strand: 70 What is it: Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by impurities, which range from green, blue, yellow, white, and red (the rarest). There are many varieties of beryl, the well known ones are...
    $33,175.25
  • Sunstone Polished A Grade 10mm Round Sunstone Polished A Grade 10mm Round

    Sunstone Polished A Grade 10mm Round

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    $23,559.23
    Approximate beads per strand: 38 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...
    $23,559.23
  • Lepidolite Grade AA Polished 6mm Round Lepidolite Grade AA Polished 6mm Round

    Lepidolite Grade AA Polished 6mm Round

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    $15,866.42
    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...
    $15,866.42
  • Light Blue Fire Agate Polished 6mm Round Light Blue Fire Agate Polished 6mm Round

    Light Blue Fire Agate Polished 6mm Round

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    $5,529.21
    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 their physical characteristics or location of origin...
    $5,529.21
  • Purple Picture Jasper Polished 8mm Round Purple Picture Jasper Polished 8mm Round

    Purple Picture Jasper Polished 8mm Round

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    $10,337.22
    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...
    $10,337.22
  • Crystal Quartz Grade A Matte 6mm Round Crystal Quartz Grade A Matte 6mm Round

    Crystal Quartz Grade A Matte 6mm Round

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    $12,981.62
    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. Colorless,...
    $12,981.62
  • Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 6mm Round Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 6mm Round

    Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 6mm Round

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    $5,048.41
    Approximate beads per strand: 65 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...
    $5,048.41
  • Moss Agate Polished 12mm Round Moss Agate Polished 12mm Round

    Moss Agate Polished 12mm Round

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    $12,020.02
    Approximate beads per strand: 32 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...
    $12,020.02
  • Moss Agate Polished 4mm Round Moss Agate Polished 4mm Round

    Moss Agate Polished 4mm Round

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    $5,769.61
    Approximate beads per strand: 95 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...
    $5,769.61
  • Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 8mm Round Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 8mm Round

    Mashan Jade Dyed Coral Polished 8mm Round

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    $6,010.01
    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...
    $6,010.01