16-Inch Gemstones
The 16-inch strand is the industry standard—and no one stocks more of them than Dakota Stones. Browse more than 200 stone types across every color and pattern, from everyday staples like Amethyst and Jasper to collector favorites such as Red Garnet and rare Turquoise mine-runs. Because the strands measure a full 15 – 16 inches, you get enough beads for matching earring pairs, stretch bracelets, or a necklace focal and still have extras for accents.
Need to drill down fast? Use the filter bar to sort by Stone Type when you know the gem you want, or by Color when you’re building a palette first. Shapes range from classic rounds and rondelles to cubes, heishi, chips, and rare designer cuts—each strand calibrated for even sizing and smooth stringing.
Whether you’re a hobbyist replenishing a bead board or a pro assembling a full production run, this category is the workhorse of our catalog: reliable lengths, vast variety, and new additions arriving every month. Dive in, filter your way to the perfect strand, and keep your design queue flowing with Dakota Stones’ biggest collection.
Lapis 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...
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Blue Kyanite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...
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Brazilian Amazonite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
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Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Aquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent t...
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Hubei Turquoise 4-8mm Light Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 6mm Blue Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
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Hubei Turquoise 9-10mm Blue Irregular Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 2-3x7mm Blue Heishi - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 8-9x10-13mm Blue Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 5x7mm Flat Oval Blue AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 4x6mm Flat Oval Blue AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 4-8mm Graduated Heishi - 15-16-Inch
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Larimar 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation...
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Larimar 4mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 3mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 6x8mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 5-6mm Free Form Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 4mm Heishi with Matrix - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 6-12mm Graduated Rondelle with Matrix - 15-16 Inch
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Larimar 5x8mm Rondelle with Matrix - 15-16 Inch
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Denim Lapis 2x6mm Thin Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Denim Lapis has the brilliant blue and gold of higher end Lapis, as well as gray and white inclusions in marbled patterns. Lapis is highly regarded...
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Black Gold Amazonite 2x6mm Thin Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...
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Lapis 13x15mm Faceted Top Drilled Irregular Tear Drop - 15-16 Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite 6x11mm Side Drilled Points - 15-16-Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
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Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Faceted Puff Square - 15-16 Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
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Tanzanite 3mm Round Faceted Banded AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.
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Tanzanite 3mm Round Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Sunset Dumortierite 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch
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Sunset Dumortierite has a much brighter palette than regular Dumortierite, from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt, as well as some occurrences of ...
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Lapis 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Lapis 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Apatite 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...
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Brazilian Amazonite 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
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Lapis 2x4mm Tube Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Lapis 6x3mm Saucer Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Kingman Turquoise 8-15mm Chip Blue 16 Inch- Limited Editions
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Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...
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Blue Tourmaline 3mm Round Faceted - Microfaceted Rounds - 15-16 inch
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Blue Tourmaline ranges in color from green to blue to yellow to green with black, milky white and clear, colorless inclusions. It is an aluminum bo...
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Lapis 10mm Energy Prism Multi - 15-16 inch
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Aquamarine 4mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
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Aquamarine 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Blue White Porcelain Agate 8mm Matte Round - 15-16 inch
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Blue White Porcelain Agate 12mm Matte Round - 15-16 inch
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Blue White Porcelain Agate 10mm Matte Round - 15-16 inch
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Hubei Turquoise 3mm Round Light Blue Matrix - 15-16 inch
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Hubei Turquoise 2mm Microfaceted Round Blue Green - 15-16 inch
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Aquamarine 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle - dsPremier
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Aquamarine 9x12-12x14mm Flat Oval Tumble Nugget - 8 Inch
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Brazilian Amazonite 6mm Star - 15-16 Inch
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Sodalite 6mm Star - 15-16 Inch
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Frequently asked questions
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What is a 16-inch strand and why is it the trade standard?
A 16-inch strand is the working length most US jewelry designers buy for design-grade work — necklaces, multi-strand layouts, and bulk component sourcing. It gives enough beads to lay out a full 18–20 inch necklace with clasp and findings, or to cut down into shorter assemblies without running short. The 16-inch length has been the trade default for decades because it standardizes pricing and bead-count math across stones and cuts. Dakota's 16-inch hub covers the full catalog at this length, across rounds, rondelles, faceted cuts, cubes, coins, and shape work. The bracelet counterpart is the 8-inch strand. -
How many beads per 16-inch strand at common sizes?
Approximate bead counts per 16-inch strand assume snug-strung beads with no spacer drift. At 2mm you get roughly 200 beads, at 3mm about 135, at 4mm about 100, at 6mm about 66, at 8mm about 50, at 10mm about 40, and at 12mm about 33. Faceted cuts, rondelles, and irregular shapes (pebble, nugget, coin) vary — count is driven by the bead's drilled axis, not its widest dimension. Exact count should be disclosed; ask before buying if a piece-count is critical for your design and isn't specified. -
16-inch vs 8-inch — which length for which project?
16-inch is the necklace and design-strand length: enough material for an 18–20 inch finished necklace, multi-strand torsades, long earring drops, or component cutting. 8-inch is the bracelet length: pre-cut to the wrist standard, sized for stretch-cord bracelets and single-wrap pieces. Designers running production bracelet lines typically buy 8-inch to skip the cut-down step; designers doing necklace work, statement pieces, or mixed assemblies buy 16-inch for the bead count and pricing efficiency. Both lengths share the same stones and cuts where stocked — the choice is about finished-piece geometry, not material grade. -
What stones and cuts does Dakota carry in 16-inch?
The 16-inch hub spans the full catalog. Most-stocked stones include agate, turquoise, quartz, jasper, tourmaline, moonstone, garnet, labradorite, opal, and amazonite, with deeper coverage across feldspar, chalcedony, and silica varieties. Cut coverage runs from smooth round and faceted round (the largest categories) through rondelle, microfaceted round, pebble and nugget, cube, table-cut cube, faceted cube, and coin. Standard sizes are 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, and 10mm, with 2mm and 3mm in microfaceted work and 12mm in larger statement rounds. Filter by stone, cut, or size to narrow the grid. -
How does Dakota measure 16-inch strand lengths?
Strand length is measured end-to-end along the drilled axis, beads strung snug with no gaps. A 16-inch strand can run 15.5 to 16.5 inches depending on bead shape and how the cutter finished the temporary string — irregular shapes (nugget, pebble, raw-faceted) sit at the looser end because the drill points don't always center on the bead's midline. Bead count per strand reflects this variance. Length and approximate count should be disclosed; if you need a tight tolerance for a calibrated production run, ask before buying so the team can pull and measure before shipping.