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All High-End Strands

All High-End Strands

Extraordinary stones deserve their own stage. The High-End collection spotlights strands cut from the best rough—think vivid tourmaline slices, saturated emerald rounds, and near-flawless sapphire rondelles—each artisan-cut to showcase maximum light, clarity, and play of color. Many lots yield only a handful of strands, so what you see here often can’t be reordered once it’s gone.

Expect designer-grade polish, tightly calibrated dimensions, and hand-matched color flow that speeds up layout work at the bench. If your next piece calls for materials that command attention and hold long-term value, this curated lineup delivers the rarest options in the Dakota Stones vault. Act quickly; inventory refreshes with the seasons.

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Pakimer Quartz 4-7x6-8mm Point Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Pakimer Quartz is Herkimer style Quartz from Pakistan

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Pakimer Quartz 5-8x7-15mm Point Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Pakimer Quartz is Herkimer style Quartz from Pakistan

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Labradorite 2-3x4mm Irregular Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Blue Moonstone 2-4x5-6mm Faceted Irregular Tyre Bead - 8-Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is ramin...

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Amethyst 2-3x6-7mm Faceted Irregular Banded Tyre Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...

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Ocean Jasper 8x11-20x25mm Top Drill Pear Beads AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Ocean Jasper 6x12-12x22mm Top Drill Oval Beads AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Multi Tourmaline 5x8mm Tear Drop Beads AAA 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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Mixed Stone (Citrine/Rose Quartz/Amethyst) 4-9mm Banded Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Citrine/Rose Quartz/Amethyst

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Ruby (Natural) 2-6mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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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Sapphire 2-6mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Ruby (Natural) 3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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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Multi Sapphire (Natural) 2-4mm Banded Faceted Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Pakimer Quartz 3x5-4x6mm Points - 15-16 Inch

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Pakimer Quartz is Herkimer style Quartz from Pakistan

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Jet 16mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Orange Sodalite 5x7-12x16mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Orange Sodalite has veins of orange, white and gray within the primarily bright to deep blue or black stone. Sodalite is named for its sodium conte...

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Chrysocolla 6x8-10x15mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysocolla, a hydrous copper silicate, is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens. It often also occurs with colors ...

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Green Moonstone 5x8-13x18mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Green Moonstone 5x8-16x20mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Blue Moonstone 5mm Faceted Irregular Rondelle - 8 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Sapphire 6-10mm Irregular Chip - 8 Inch

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Metaphysically, all sapphires are considered stones of wisdom, however different colors have additional attributes such as enhanced emotional resil...

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Gold Rutilated Quartz 6x9-9x13mm Faceted Irregular Oval - 8 Inch

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Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also ...

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Labradorite 3x6-6x9mm Faceted Irregular Drop - 8 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Pink Sapphire 7x9-12x15mm Top Drill Irregular Slice - 8 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Golden Shine Moonstone 4x6mm Faceted Pear - 8 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Blue Moonstone 6-8mm Faceted Heart - 8 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Diopside 4x6-8x12mm Graduated Top Drill Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Diopside is a calcium and magnesium silicate mineral. It is transparent or translucent, and can display a nearly emerald green color due to the pre...

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Kyanite 3-5mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...

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Andalusite 3-4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Andalusite is a fascinating aluminum silicate mineral known for its strong pleochroism—the ability to display multiple colors from different angles...

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Australian Boulder Opal 6-14mm Graduated Coin Necklace - 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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Australian Boulder Opal 8-9mm Round Necklace - 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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Australian Boulder Opal 5-6mm Round Necklace - 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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Black Diamond 2mm Cube - Limited Editions

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Diamond is a rare, naturally occurring mineral composed of pure carbon. Although most people think of diamonds as colorless, they actually occur i...

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Hubei Turquoise 7-8mm Blue Irregular Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Hubei Turquoise 6mm Blue Irregular Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...

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Ruby and Sapphire 8x12mm Rough Tube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby and Sapphire 8-11mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby and Sapphire 6-8mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Herkimer Quartz 1-3mm Point - 15-16 Inch

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Herkimer Quartz, also known as Herkimer Diamond, is transparent quartz crystal with brilliant sparkle. The crystal naturally forms with 18 facets, ...

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Kingman Turquoise 10x13-13x20mm Graduated Barrel - 15-16 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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Kingman Turquoise 4-6 Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 16-17 Inch

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Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...

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Campitos Turquoise 12-17mm Graduated Round - 19-20 Inch

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Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...

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Champagne Garnet 3-6mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 17-18 Inch

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Garnets are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess simila...

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Campitos Turquoise 10-14mm Graduated Round - 19-20 Inch

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Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...

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Muoinionalusta Meteorite 16mm Coin Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail

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This coin shaped meteorite pendant is stunning and ready-to-wear! Each pendant will be the same size and shape, but the difference in the pattern r...

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Green Amethyst 26-37mm Faceted Nugget Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail

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Amethyst is a beautiful stone (normally purple), known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history ...

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Milky Lavender Amethyst 14mm Heart Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail

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Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst, which forms in geodes and is generally found in clusters of crystal points. The pr...

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Rose Quartz 32-42mm Nugget Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail

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Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a...

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The rare end of the catalog

The rare end of the catalog

This is where the catalog reaches its top shelf. Sapphire, ruby, emerald, and tanzanite in working jewelry sizes, Ethiopian opal and Australian boulder opal, black diamond cut into 2mm cubes, meteorite from the Muonionalusta fall finished into pendants. The turquoise arrives by mine name — Sleeping Beauty, Kingman, Campitos, Persian, Hubei. Every strand lands here for the same reasons: clarity, saturated and even color, clean matrix. The label reads straight, so natural sapphire says natural, dyed ruby says dyed, and graded lots carry their grade.
Cut follows the stone

Cut follows the stone

Much of this collection is faceted by hand, one bead cut to its own stone. That is where the irregular rondelles in sapphire and ruby come from, and the graduated runs that step from 2mm to 6mm along a single strand. The shapes reach well past rounds: faceted teeth in lapis and green amethyst, twisted drops and pinwheels in black spinel, sapphire finished as top-drill slices, ruby carved into graduated ovals, Herkimer and Pakimer quartz drilled as natural points. Sizes read as ranges because a hand-cut lot varies bead to bead, and the range on the label is the range on the strand.
Strung with the finished piece in mind

Strung with the finished piece in mind

Part of the design work is already on the strand. A collar or a graduated necklace arrives sized, sequenced, and balanced — the matching is done, so your time goes to the clasp, the metal, and the details that make the piece yours. A design length carries just what one pair of earrings or one pendant needs, which makes a piece simple to cost and keeps your bench stock lean. A one-of-a-kind strand or a single focal gives you a centerpiece to build the whole piece around — what it becomes is one of one, and that is the story your client takes home.

Frequently asked questions

  • What makes a strand belong in this selection?
    Strands land here when they show stronger clarity, more saturated or even color, cleaner matrix, tighter calibration, or come from a source that's harder to keep in stock. The selection skews toward material designers reach for when a single strand has to carry a finished piece — faceted Sapphire and Ruby rondelles, natural Turquoise from named mines, Ethiopian and Australian Opal, well-cut Moonstone and Labradorite. The label is descriptive, not a tier label: it groups strands by what's in the bag, not by a price bracket. Specifics on each strand — origin, cut, treatment — should be disclosed; ask before buying if anything you need isn't specified.
  • Which stones show up most in this collection?
    Turquoise leads by a wide margin, followed by Opal, Sapphire, Quartz, and Ruby, with steady inventory of Moonstone, Labradorite, Tourmaline, Amethyst, and Kyanite. Cut distribution leans toward rondelles, rounds, teardrops, and pebble/nugget shapes, with faceted rondelles common across the corundum and Tourmaline strands and heishi/tyre cuts frequent on Turquoise. Sizes cluster in the 3–8mm range, with 6mm and 8mm the most common. If you're sourcing for a specific palette or cut, the side filters narrow the grid by stone, shape, and size — or pull the dedicated stone collection (for example Turquoise or Sapphire) for the full run.
  • Are these strands graded for clarity, calibration, or origin?
    Grading varies by material. Faceted corundum (Sapphire, Ruby) and faceted Tourmaline strands typically carry clarity and color notes. Turquoise is generally identified by mine or region when that information is available from the supplier. Calibration tolerance depends on cut: faceted rondelles and rounds run tighter than nuggets, slices, or free-form shapes, which are sold as natural cuts and will vary strand to strand. Bead count, strand length, and drill size should appear on each listing. If a grading detail you need for a design isn't listed, ask before ordering — supplier paperwork doesn't always make it into the listing automatically.
  • How is this different from the standard catalog?
    The standard catalog covers the full range of Dakota's gemstone strands at working price points for production and repeatable designs. This selection pulls the strands within that catalog where the material itself is doing more of the work — better color, cleaner cut, scarcer origin, or a stone that doesn't run as a steady SKU. Many of the same stones appear in both places at different grades; for example, you'll find Turquoise rounds in the main Turquoise collection and also here when a specific lot warrants it. Use this view when the piece you're building needs the strand to stand on its own.
  • How is treatment handled on higher-grade material?
    Treatment is material-specific and should be noted. Common cases: most Turquoise on the market is stabilized — natural, untreated Turquoise is called out specifically when applicable. Ruby and Sapphire are commonly heat-treated; lead-glass-filled corundum is a separate category and labeled when present. Opal is generally untreated but can be backed or doublet-cut; that's noted by cut type. Amethyst, Citrine, and some Quartz varieties may be heat-treated or irradiated. If treatment status matters for your client disclosure and isn't on the listing, ask before buying — Dakota will check supplier records before the strand ships.