Item #: GBS-R60-AGB

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Yikes! Stripes! Great looking banding and a wide range of natural color tones can be found in this special (limited) purchase of Botswana Agate beads.

6mm Botswana Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AGZ

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Detailed wavy bands of creamy whites, tans, browns, golds, black and sometimes pinks make up this lovely, interesting agate.

6mm Crazy Lace Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AGM-D

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New lower price! There is beautiful color in this batch of 6mm Moss Agate beads - but they also contain many flat spots, mis-drills and an occasional broken bead. Picture shows our regular stock, not the discounted ones: color will be similar, but condition will be as described. Discounted for condition (regular price is $7.50/strand).

6mm Moss Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AGT

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Bright, white agate with detailed tracings of all shades of green. Even though it is an agate, it tends to have more of an opaque appearance. Our current stock includes whiter beads (like those on the left of the picture) and greener beads (like those on the right).

6mm Tree Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-FCR

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Greys, creams and black make up the background of this gemstone. Usually (but not always) there will be some level of pinks mixed in this agate. This stone is also sometimes refered to as Crinoid Fossil.

6mm Fossil Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AMC

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Our Amazonite is the pastel blue-green variety - sometimes referred to as "Chinese Amazonite". It is translucent to opaque - and the color varies as shown in the picture. Amazonite is a type of Feldspar - the color is natural (undyed). 6mm Chinese Amazonite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strand.

Item #: GBS-R60-AMY

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Current stock of this Amethyst style measures 6.1mm in diameter. Beads are medium to light purple, and are slightly cloudy. They are slightly lighter in tone than the 4mm Amethyst Round beads. Beads are nicely formed with good hole drilling.

6mm Amethyst Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AMY-E

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If you'd like to save some money on your Amethyst beads and don't mind some other color tones mixed in with the purple, these Economy Grade beads may be just the thing. This stock has some "chevrons" - white to clear banding within the beads that is typical of Amethyst. It also has beads that have slightly grey to brownish tones in the material. Beads are nicely formed with good hole drilling.

6mm Amethyst Economy Grade Gemstone Round beads are sold on 15.5-16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AVG

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Aventurine is actually a greenish quartz that often contains tiny flakes of mica which give this stone it's depth and occasionally, a somewhat metallic appearance. This gemstone can vary in color from very pale, translucent green to dark and almost opaque. Our round beads tend to take the middle road: medium green and partially opaque.

6mm Green Aventurine Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AVP

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New lower price! Peach colored form of Aventurine. Our round beads tend to be a medium peach color. Some people also call this gemstone Red Aventurine.

6mm Peach Aventurine Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-AZM

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Azurite and Malachite are gemstones that are found in association with copper ores. While these two stones can be found together in nature - there is not enough raw material to satisfy demand. The material for these beads comes from reassembled stone, keeping the price more reasonable. The beads are well made and very glossy.

6mm Azurite/Malachite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-BLD

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A dark, glossy collection of greens with occasional splotches of brick red (hence: blood).

6mm Bloodstone Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-CNA

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New lower price! Carnelian is a bright red-orange to a deep, brown-orange chalcedony. Small beads will appear to be more translucent; large beads will appear more opaque. Our round beads tend to be in the middle color tones: medium orange-brown.

6mm Carnelian Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-CYC

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This is a soft gemstone that is found in the same areas that Turquoise is (in association with copper ore veins). There is not enough raw material to satisfy demand, however, so natural Chrysocolla is expensive - and is often soft and crumbly. The material for these beads comes from reassembled stone, keeping the price more reasonable. The beads are well made, glossy and more stable than the natural stone.

6mm Chrysocolla Gemstone Round beads are reassembled and are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R60-FLM

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Our round Fluorite tends to be shades of purple, pale green, and almost clear. Fluorite can also be found in a range of other colors - mostly yellow and gold tones. This is a very soft stone and is prone to scratching and fracturing. We think our round beads are of good quality - but some shipments may be lighter in color than any of us would like. Smaller beads will be most affected.

6mm Fluorite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.