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.
3X10-20mm Rhodochrosite Natural Chips TD AA Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
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Blood Quartz 10mm Round Grade A 15-16 Inch
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Everything you loved about Blood Quartz is magnified in the A-Grade version of the material. The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost make...
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Blood Quartz 8mm Round Grade A 15-16 Inch
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Light Purple Lepidolite 10mm Round 15-16
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Light Purple Lepidolite 6mm Round 15-16
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Morganite 10mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones...
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Morganite 2mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 3mm Round Faceted AA Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 4mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 4mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 4mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 6mm Faceted Coin 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 6x8-8x10mm Pebble 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 8mm Double Heart Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite Banded 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Morganite Natural 8mm Bicone Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Multi Tourmaline 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Tourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to...
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Peach Moonstone 4mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remini...
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Peach Moonstone Natural 2mm Coin Microfaceted - 15-16 Inch
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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...
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Peach Moonstone Natural 8mm Bicone Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...
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Pink Cobalt Calcite 12x16-20x24 Irregular Oval 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Pink Cobalt Calcite 8x10-20x30mm Top Drill Oval 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Pink Opal 6mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline 2mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
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Pink Tourmaline 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
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Pink Tourmaline 4mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
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Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
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Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
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Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Pink Tourmaline with Pink Lepidolite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Polychrome Jasper 10mm Round Pink - 15-16 Inch
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Polychrome Jasper is considered one of the rarest Jaspers in the world. First discovered in 2006, it is exclusively sourced from a single small dep...
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Polychrome Jasper 8mm Round Pink - 15-16 Inch
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Polychrome Jasper is considered one of the rarest Jaspers in the world. First discovered in 2006, it is exclusively sourced from a single small dep...
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Purple Ruby Natural 4mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch
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Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
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Quartz Multi CTR/LAV/STR 6x8mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite 10mm Round With Matrix - 15-16 Inch
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Dakota Stones is offering 2 looks in this recently discovered Peruvian Rhodochrosite deposit- A-Grade & Matrix. The Peruvian material has a lig...
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Rhodochrosite 4mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite 4x6mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite Natural 4.8mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite with Matrix Natural 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodonite 3mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodonite, whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose, “rhodon,” is known for its pink, red and magenta hues. A Manganese inosilicate (or c...
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Rhodonite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodonite, whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose, “rhodon,” is known for its pink, red and magenta hues. A Manganese inosilicate (or c...
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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.