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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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Black Spinel 9x13mm Twisted Drop - 8 Inch

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Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not onl...

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Black Spinel 15mm Pinwheel - 8 Inch

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Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not onl...

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Black Spinel 15-20mm Double Drill Puff Hexagon - 8 Inch

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Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not onl...

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Lapis 10x17mm Faceted Tube - 17-18 Inch

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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...

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Lapis 8x20mm Faceted Teeth - 9 Inch

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Smoky Quartz 7x13mm Faceted Puff Rectangle - 9 Inch

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Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...

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Green Amethyst 8x20mm Faceted Teeth - 9 Inch

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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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Amazonite 8x18mm Faceted Teeth - 9 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Amazonite 8x16mm Faceted Puff Rectangle - 9 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Lemon Quartz 8x16mm Faceted Teeth - 9 Inch

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Lemon Quartz is a trade name for color-enhanced yellow quartz. Gamma ray irradiation, followed by a mild heat treatment gives it the bright yellow ...

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Lavender Amethyst 8mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch

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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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Citrine 8mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch

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Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...

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Light Yellow Ethiopian Opal 3x5-7x10mm Graduated Faceted Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994, with additional major finds in 2008 and 2013. Beautiful specimens of Precious Opal, Fire O...

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Larimar 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 6-7mm Drop Green Faceted Top Drill - 8 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Smoky Quartz 6-7mm Faceted Tyre - 8 Inch

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Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 5-6mm Drop Brown Faceted Top Drill - 8 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Black Spinel 5-6mm Drop Faceted Top Drill - 8 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 5-10mm Heart Brown - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994, with additional major finds in 2008 and 2013. Beautiful specimens of Precious Opal, Fire O...

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Ethiopian Opal 4-9mm Heart Black - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 5-6x6-8mm Pear Brown - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 4x9-12mm Pear Black - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 5-11mm Nugget Green - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 5-6mm Pebble Black - 15-16 Inch

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Ethiopian Opal 4x6-7x10mm Drop Faceted White - 15-16 Inch

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Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 3mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona — famous for the outstanding robin’s egg blue color and...

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Chrysoprase 12x15-15x25mm Smooth Collar Matte- 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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Rose Quartz 12x18-17x30mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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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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Labradorite 12x20-15x30mm Rounded Rough Collar - 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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Green Lodalite Quartz 14x20-14x25mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....

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Rose Quartz 8x16-10x24mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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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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Green Lodalite Quartz 15x18-20x25mm Rounded Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....

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Crystal Quartz 12x15-19x20mm Top Drill Tab Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...

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Kingman Turquoise 15-20mm Chip Blue 9-10 Inch Strands- Limited Editions

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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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Kingman Turquoise 15-22mm Chip Green 9-10 Inch Strands- Limited Editions

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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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Muonionalusta Meteorite 12mm Rose Gold Pyramid Pendant - DSPremier

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All gemstones are fascinating and special. They come from far-away, remote parts of the globe. These Muonionalusta Meteorite beads, however, are mo...

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Australian Chrysoprase 14mm Round AA Grade - 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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Elisa Turquoise 5-13mm Graduated Rounds - 15-16 Inch

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This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...

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Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 4x5mm Rondelle - Limited Editions

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Multi Tourmaline 8x10-10x12mm Freeform Cut - 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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Muonionalusta Meteorites 12mm Silver Pyramid Pendant

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

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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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White Moonstone 10mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Moonstone occurs in naturally in shades of white, gray, black, and peach, as well as translucent and iridescent. Metaphysically, moonstone is thoug...

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Citrine 8X10-12X14mm Freeform Hand Cut - 15-16 inch

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Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...

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Labradorite 8X10-12X14mm Freeform Hand Cut - 15-16 inch

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Sunstone 10mm Rough Heishi - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE

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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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Sunstone Natural 8X10mm Freeform Nugget - 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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Kunzite 15X20-20X30mm Jagged Rough Collar - 15-16 Inch

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Kunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the s...

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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.