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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.

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamarine Energy Prism Gemstone strand with faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamarine Energy Prism Gemstone strand with faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine 10mm Faceted Energy Prism - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand. Sale Sale

Aquamarine 2mm Faceted Cube - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with A grade faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with A grade faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine 2mm Faceted Cube A Grade - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Green Yellow Mix Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Green Yellow Mix Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Green Yellow Mix Natural 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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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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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Green Yellow Mix Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Green Yellow Mix Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Green Yellow Mix Natural 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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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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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Multi Natural 10mm Round A Grade - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Multi Natural 8mm Round A Grade - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural AAA grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural AAA grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine 3mm Faceted Round AAA Grade Beads - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural AAA grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural AAA grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Round AAA Grade Beads - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 5-6mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural table-cut cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 5-6mm Aquamarine Gemstone strand with natural table-cut cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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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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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Aquamarine Bicone Gemstone strand with natural faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Aquamarine Bicone Gemstone strand with natural faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine Natural 8mm Bicone Faceted - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamrine Gemstone strand with step-cut round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Aquamrine Gemstone strand with step-cut round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Aquamarine 10mm Round Step Cut - 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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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Artistic Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Artistic Stone has beautiful, intricate patterns of minute black flecks, bands, and veins within the tan, cream, gray and mauve stone. It is made u...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Artistic Jasper 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Artistic Stone has beautiful, intricate patterns of minute black flecks, bands, and veins within the tan, cream, gray and mauve stone. It is made u...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Artistic Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Artistic Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Artistic Stone has beautiful, intricate patterns of minute black flecks, bands, and veins within the tan, cream, gray and mauve stone. It is made u...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Arusha Sunstone Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Arusha Sunstone Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Arusha Sunstone 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Arusha Sunstone Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Arusha Sunstone Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Arusha Sunstone 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.

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This is a Dakota Stones Australian Boulder Opal4mm Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones Australian Boulder Opal4mm Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Boulder Opal 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Boulder Opal Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Boulder Opal Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Boulder Opal Faceted 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...

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This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Australian Boulder Opal Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 5mm Australian Boulder Opal Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Boulder Opal Faceted 5mm Round - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE

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Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Butter Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Butter Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Butter Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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The description, “buttery,” has been often applied to unlikely products, and it might be easy to understand why. “Butter” suggests qualities of smo...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Butter Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Butter Jasper Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Butter Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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The description, “buttery,” has been often applied to unlikely products, and it might be easy to understand why. “Butter” suggests qualities of smo...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Energy Prism Gemstone strand with A grade faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Energy Prism Gemstone strand with A grade faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 10mm Banded Energy Prism Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Chrysoprase Matrix Energy Prism Gemstone strand with faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Chrysoprase Matrix Energy Prism Gemstone strand with faceted beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 10mm Matrix Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with table-cut cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with table-cut cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 3mm Cube Table Cut Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with A grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with A grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 3mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with natural A grade faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with natural A grade faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Natural Cube Banded, Faceted, A-Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Brown Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Brown Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Cube Faceted, Banded, With Brown - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4x10mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with chip beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4x10mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with chip beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase 4x10mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase A-Grade 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted cube beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 2mm Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x4mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x4mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with faceted rondelle beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 3x4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase Faceted, Banded 2mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with A grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Australian Chrysoprase Banded Gemstone strand with A grade faceted round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase Banded 4mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Australian Chrysoprase Gemstone strand with natural round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Chrysoprase Natural 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Green Opal Light Green Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Australian Green Opal Light Green Gemstone strand with A grade round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Green Opal Light Green 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Australian Green Opal is a variety of Common Opal which is a mixture of Opal and nontronite. Common Opal is generally opaque, without the play of c...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3-8mm Australian Opal Gemstone strand with chip beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3-8mm Australian Opal Gemstone strand with chip beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Australian Opal 3-8mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Dakota Stones Australian Opals are back. We have been working with a father/ son team out of Australia for many years that assist us to bring you s...

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This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Azurite Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3mm Azurite Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Azurite 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Azurite Diamond Cut Gemstone strand with faceted round beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Azurite Diamond Cut Gemstone strand with faceted round beads.

Azurite 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is best known for its characteristic deep blue to vio...

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Azurite Malachite Gemstone strand with round beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Azurite Malachite Gemstone strand with round beads.

Azurite Malachite 6mm Round - 15-16 inch

$34.00 - $34.00
$34.00
$34.00
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$34.00

Azurite is a Copper carbonate mineral that forms in masses, stalactites, botryoidal, and short prismatic crystals. Azurite in crystal form is extre...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Azurite Malachite Gemstone strand with round beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Azurite Malachite Gemstone strand with round beads.

Azurite Malachite 8mm Round - 15-16 inch

$52.00 - $52.00
$52.00
$52.00
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$52.00

This stone is a combination of two very similar materials: Azurite is a deep blue mineral produced by weathered copper ore deposits, and over time,...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Bayong Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Bayong 10mm Round 15-16 Inch

$11.00 - $11.00
$11.00
$11.00
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$11.00

Bayong is a hardwood native to the Philippines with a natural red-brown color, and is similar to Mahogany.Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood...

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This is a Dakota Stones 4mm Bayong Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Bayong 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

$7.00 - $7.00
$7.00
$7.00
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$7.00

Bayong is a hardwood native to the Philippines with a natural red-brown color, and is similar to Mahogany.Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood...

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$7.00
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Bayong Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Bayong 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

$9.00 - $9.00
$9.00
$9.00
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$9.00

Bayong is a hardwood native to the Philippines with a natural red-brown color, and is similar to Mahogany.Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood...

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$9.00
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$9.00
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Bayong Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Bayong 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

$10.00 - $10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00 - $10.00
$10.00

Bayong is a hardwood native to the Philippines with a natural red-brown color, and is similar to Mahogany.Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood...

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$10.00 - $10.00
$10.00
$10.00
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$10.00
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Biotite Orange Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Biotite Orange Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Biotite 6mm Round Orange - 15-16 Inch

$16.00 - $16.00
$16.00
$16.00
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$16.00

Biotite is a name used for a large group of black mica minerals that are commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. These include annite, phl...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Biotite Orange Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Biotite Orange Gemstone strand with round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Biotite 8mm Round Orange - 15-16 Inch

$24.00 - $24.00
$24.00
$24.00
$24.00 - $24.00
$24.00

Biotite is a name used for a large group of black mica minerals that are commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. These include annite, phl...

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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.