Item #: GBS-R80-AGZ

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

8mm Crazy Lace Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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.

8mm Fossil Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-AGM

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New lower price! Moss Agate gets its color from greenish, moss—like inclusions that come from a mineral called chlorite. Sometimes there will be so many inclusions that the beads will look almost black — but when you hold it up to the light, you will see the inclusions. Moss Agate can also be almost clear — or have white or light green inclusions.

8mm Moss Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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.

8mm Tree Agate Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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).

8mm Chinese Amazonite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-AVG

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New lower price! 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.

8mm Green Aventurine Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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 call this gemstone Red Aventurine.

8mm Peach Aventurine Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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.

8mm Azurite/Malachite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-BLD

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

8mm Bloodstone Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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.

8mm Carnelian Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-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.

8mm Fluorite Gemstone Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-GSB

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New lower price! Similar to Goldstone, these beads are not made from a 'stone', but are tiny copper flakes in colored glass. They are not terribly 'blue' either - this product tends to be so dark blue that it sometimes looks black.

8mm Blue Goldstone Man-made Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-GSC

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New lower price! Goldstone is not gold and it is not a 'stone'. It is a man-made material made from tiny copper flakes suspended in colored glass. This is the brown-tone or copper Goldstone.

8mm Goldstone Round beads. Man-made, copper color. Sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-HEM

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8mm Hematite (man-made) Round beads are sold on 16" (40cm) strands.

Item #: GBS-R80-HWT

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Howlite is a nice, white stone that is commonly dyed to look like much more expensive stones. Turquoise is expensive - Turquoise Howlite is dyed to look a bit like it. This product usually is dyed in such a way to be colorfast. Still, please soak these in the sink before using them!

8mm Turquoise Howlite Gemstone Round beads. Dyed. Sold on 16" (40cm) strands.