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.
African Jade with Quartz 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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African Petrified Wood Agate 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years. Petrification occurs when the wood is...
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African Blood Stone 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite. Naturally occuring in hues of blue to green to green wi...
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African Blood Stone 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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African Blood Stone 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Purple Flower Fluorite 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Fluorite is a luminous, soft and glassy stone, sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world.” It is one of the most sought to a...
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YooperLIKE 10mm Round - 16-Inch Strands
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YooperLIKE is a Syenite rock that is rich with fluorescent Sodalite. While fairly nondescript under normal lighting conditions, YooperLIKE explodes...
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Variscite 8mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Variscite is a hydrated aluminum phosphate is formed when phosphate-rich water reacts with aluminum-rich rocks near the surface. In its purest form...
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Variscite 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Variscite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Tsavorite 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Trolleite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Trolleite is an extremely rare aluminum phosphate mineral that crystallizes in the form of masses and small prismatic crystals. It is made up of qu...
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Trolleite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Trolleite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Copper Sunstone 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...
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Copper Sunstone 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Copper Sunstone 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 8mm Round Purple Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 8mm Round Green Yellow (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 8mm Round Green Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 8mm Round Green Blue (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 8mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 6mm Round Purple Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 6mm Round Green Yellow (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 6mm Round Green Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 6mm Round Green Blue (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 6mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 10mm Round Purple Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 10mm Round Green Yellow (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 10mm Round Green Pink (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 10mm Round Green Blue (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch
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Selenite 10mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Rhodochrosite with Wood Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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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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Rhodochrosite 6mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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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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Red Garnet 6mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...
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Red Garnet 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...
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Russian Amazonite 8mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Russian Amazonite is a translucent blue to green to green or light green stone, occurring with inclusions of white, black or yellow. It is named fo...
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Russian Amazonite 6mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Russian Amazonite 10mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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5 Elements Quartz 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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5 Elements Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peruvian Turquoise (Chrysocolla) 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peruvian Turquoise is also known as Turquoise Chrysocolla. It’s attractive blue-green provides a unique color to the mineral world. Peruvian Turquo...
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Peruvian Turquoise (Chrysocolla) 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peruvian Turquoise is also known as Turquoise Chrysocolla. It’s attractive blue-green provides a unique color to the mineral world. Peruvian Turquo...
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Pink Tourmaline with Leopidolite 6mm Round 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 Leopidolite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Pilbara Prase 8mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Pilbara Prase 12mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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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.