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.
Yellow Hematoid Quartz 5x14-8x36mm Points 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
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Yellow Jasper 4mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Yellow Jasper is a golden brown stone with patterns that appear strikingly similar to wood grain. Jasper has a long and illustrious history, having...
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Yellow Opal 12-16mm Irregular Faceted Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
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Yellow Opal 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
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Yellow Opal 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
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Yellow Opal Faceted AA-Grade Banded 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
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Yellow Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round A Grade - 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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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Carnelian 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Carnelian 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Green 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Lavender 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Lavender 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Lemon 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Light Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Multi 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Multi 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Multi 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Orange Garnet 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Orange Garnet 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Orange Garnet 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Peach 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Pink 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Pink 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Purple 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Red Garnet 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Red Garnet 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) White 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) White 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Yellow 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Dark Green 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Green 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Light Green 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Peach 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Purple 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Red 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Zoisite 13x16-19x27mm Rounded Rough Collar 15-16 Inch
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Zoisite, first known as saualpite, after its type locality, is a calcium aluminium hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals....
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DZI Agate 6mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch
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DZI Agate 8mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch
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DZI Agate 10mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch
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Amazonite 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Black Rutilated Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
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African Jade 4mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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West African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade. Its bright green coloration is due to traces of chromium. Metaphys...
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Agua Nueva Agate 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Agua Nueva Agate is sourced from the Agua Nueva Ranch near Chihuahua City, Mexico. The stone ranges in hue from green, gold and lavender to earthy ...
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Red Aventurine 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Red Aventurine is a peach to orange colored translucent Quartz with inclusions of Mica or other minerals. These inclusions give it a glistening eff...
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Birds Eye Rhyolite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Bird’s Eye Rhyolite is named for its circular color formations of deep reds, light tans and earthtones. Rhyolite was named "streaming rock" because...
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Amazonite 4mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Black Eye Agate 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Black Eye Agate is a variety of Sardonyx which has a Sard base, typically of brown or black, with bands of white Onyx running through it. Sard is n...
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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.