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.
Hubei Turquoise 5-7x7-10mm Blue-Green Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 4-5mm Blue Irregular Tube Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 5-6mm Blue Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 5-7x7-11mm Spider Web Matrix Blue-Green Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 9-10mm Green Irregular Coin Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 9-14x11-15mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68410
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Hubei Turquoise 8-12x10-14mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68411
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Hubei Turquoise 8-11x10-12mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68404
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Hubei Turquoise 9-11x13-19mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68407
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Hubei Turquoise 9-12x12-18mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68403
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Hubei Turquoise 9-10x10-12mm Green-Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68429
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Hubei Turquoise 7-11x10-14mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68415
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Hubei Turquoise 4-7x5-9mm Green Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68409
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Hubei Turquoise 12-17x14-21mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68412
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Hubei Turquoise 10-12x14-19mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68413
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Hubei Turquoise 11-14x9-15mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68420
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Hubei Turquoise 7-9x9-13mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68430
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Hubei Turquoise 7-11x11-15mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68405
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Hubei Turquoise 10-13x14-19mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68421
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Hubei Turquoise 10-15x16-22mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68414
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Persian Turquoise 7-10x10-14mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 8-10x8-12mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68431
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Hubei Turquoise 6-10x9-15mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68417
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Hubei Turquoise 9-12x10-15mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68418
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Hubei Turquoise 15-18x18-40mm Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68423
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Persian Turquoise 4-5x6-8mm Irregular Rectangle Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Persian Turquoise 3-5x8mm Irregular Heishi Beads - 14-15 Inch
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Hubei Turquoise 12-18x16-22mm Light Blue-Green Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68422
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Hubei Turquoise 7-10x9-12mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68432
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Persian Turquoise 5-6x8-9mm Irregular Rectangle Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Persian Turquoise 5-6x8-10mm Irregular Tube Beads - 15-16 Inch
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Natural White Wood 8mm Round Bead- 15-16 Inch
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Natural White Wood 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Nepal Kyanite 3x6-5x8mm Grauated Faceted Rondelle Necklace - 15-16 Inch
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Green and Black Mica Muscovite 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Spiny Oyster 7mm Free Form Square - 15-16 Inch
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Australian Boulder Opal 8-9mm Round Necklace - 15-16 Inch
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Australian Boulder Opal 5-6mm Round Necklace - 15-16 Inch
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Spiny Oyster 12mm Free Form Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Australian Boulder Opal 6-14mm Graduated Coin Necklace - 15-16 Inch
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Spiny Oyster 8-20mm Purple Graduated Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Freshwater Pearl 2-3mm White Rice Pearls - 15-16 Inch
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Unlike most gemstones found within the Earth, pearls are organic. Simply, they grow inside the shells of certain species of oysters and clams. Some...
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Freshwater Pearl 2.5mm White Potato Pearls - 15-16 Inch
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Lions Paw 6mm Light Purple Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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The lion's paw scallop is a species that consists of large scallop shells with ridges and bumps that have a rough texture. The shell is known for i...
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Lions Paw 4x6mm Orange/Purple Rice - 15-16 Inch
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Mother Of Pearl 12mm Black Donut - 15-16 Inch
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Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It i...
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Spiny Oyster 3mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
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Wampum Shell 8mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Wampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The w...
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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. -
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.