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Our blue gemstone beads include deep rich blues such as lapis and dumortierite or soft calming blues like aquamarine and amazonite. Create a sense of tranquility, loyalty, and intuition with light blue & Dark blue gemstone beads in your necklace, bracelet, or earring designs. Metaphysical Properties: Light blue gemstone beads can create a sense of tranquility, loyalty, and intuition. Chakra: The color blue is linked to the Throat Chakra which is all about self-expression and clear communication.

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Hubei Turquoise 6mm Blue Chip - 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 9-10mm Blue with Matrix Free Form Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby and Sapphire 8x12mm Rough Tube 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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Aquamarine 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget 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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Larimar 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget 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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Aquamarine 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 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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Sodalite 6mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” beca...

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Blue Ice Glaciertite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Glacierite, also known as Blue Ice Glacierite or Blue Ice Nakaurite, is a rare, newly discovered mineral from Indonesia that is an accidental bypro...

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Devil Aquamarine 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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"Devil Aquamarine" (or "Devil Blue Aquamarine") is a market term for natural aquamarine characterized by deep blue, dark tones, and inclusions of b...

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Aquamarine 6mm Round AAA 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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Aquamarine 4mm Round AAA 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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Lapis 6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch

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Snowflake Sodalite 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” beca...

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Blue Aventurine 8mm Cross - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle AA 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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Pietersite 4mm Round - 8-Inch

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Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catc...

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Lapis 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Chalcedony (Marbled) 16mm Puff Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Brazilian Amazonite 6x8mm Faceted Oval - 15-16 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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Iolite 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Iolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called “pleochroism,” which means that it ca...

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Kingman Turquoise 8-15mm Chip Blue 16 Inch- 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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Chalcedony 20-40mm Specimen Nodule Terrarium - DS ROCK SHOP

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Perfect for gift giving or keeping for yourself, these gemstone specimens come conveniently packed in a clear plastic terrarium that serves as prot...

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Hubei Turquoise & Spiny Oyster 4mm Compressed Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise 2x4-4x5mm Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...

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Sky Blue Hubei Turquoise 6-6.5mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 8x10mm Puff Oval Beads A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 10mm Puff Coin Beads AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 5x8mm Rondelle Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Grade

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Sapphire 6-8mm Faceted Rondelle - 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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Aquamarine 3mm Banded Faceted Irregular Rondelle - 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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Blue Rose Quartz 9x13mm Faceted Free Form Rectangle - 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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Peruvian Turquoise 10x8mm Faceted Butterfly A Grade - 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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Lapis 14mm Faceted Heart - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis 4mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphire 4-6mm Irrgular Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Mother of Pearl 19mm White and Blue (Dyed) Puff Triangle - 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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Hubei Turquoise 2x4mm Heishi AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval - 15-16-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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Sodalite 4x6mm Faceted Triangle Cut Rice - 15-16 Inch

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Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” beca...

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Glass 8mm Blue Flat Flower - 14-15 Inch

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These aren't gemstones but these glass beads will pair nicely with them!  Crisp blue petals shaped in pressed glass give these 8mm flower beads a c...

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Lapis 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite 6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis (Dyed) 3x6mm Square Rondelle - 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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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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Blue Nepal Kyanite 2x4-3x5mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle Necklace - 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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Lapis 12-20x22-34mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon

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About blue beads

Color family
Blues (cool)
Shade range
SkyRobin's eggDenimTealNavyMidnightSapphire
Stones in this color
TurquoiseAmazoniteLapisAquamarineAgateApatiteIoliteLarimarSodaliteDumortieriteKyaniteChrysocolla+36 more
Birthstones in this color
March (Aquamarine); September (Sapphire); December (Turquoise, Tanzanite, Blue Zircon, Blue Topaz)
Complements
Orange and warm metallics for high contrast; cream, tan, and silver for tonal palettes; black or gunmetal for sharper modern looks.
Typical treatments
Heat (Aquamarine, Sapphire)Stabilization (most Turquoise)Dye (Howlite, Magnesite, some 'blue' agates)Natural (Lapis, Sodalite, Kyanite)
Design notes
Largest color family in the Dakota catalog. Cool accent that pairs naturally with sterling silver; deep tones read formal, lighter shades read coastal and casual. Turquoise alone accounts for a quarter of the inventory here.

Frequently asked questions

  • What blue gemstone beads do you carry?
    Blue is the largest color family in the Dakota catalog. Turquoise alone accounts for roughly a quarter of the inventory — Sleeping Beauty, Kingman, Hubei, Campitos, and Elisa varieties are stocked. Other volume stones include Amazonite, Lapis Lazuli, Aquamarine, Apatite, Sodalite, Iolite, Larimar, Dumortierite, Kyanite, and Chrysocolla. Over 35 additional blue stones contribute long-tail variety.
  • How do I tell real turquoise from dyed howlite?
    Howlite (Mohs 3.5) is significantly softer than turquoise (5–6) and will scratch easily with a steel needle on an inconspicuous spot. Dyed howlite often shows color sitting in surface cracks rather than penetrating the matrix evenly. Real turquoise feels slightly cooler to the touch, has more variation within a strand, and shows matrix that follows the natural fracture pattern of the stone. Treatment and source should appear on every listing — ask before buying if a strand doesn't specify.
  • Which blue gemstones are birthstones?
    March: Aquamarine. September: Sapphire. December has the broadest blue list — Turquoise, Tanzanite, Blue Zircon, and Blue Topaz are all modern December birthstones, with Tanzanite added to the official list in 2002.
  • Is aquamarine usually heat-treated?
    Yes — nearly all commercial aquamarine is heat-treated to drive out yellow-green undertones and produce the pure sky-blue color the market prefers. Heating is permanent, color-stable, and considered industry standard for aquamarine. Untreated material exists but is scarcer and typically shows a greener undertone.
  • What's the difference between Sleeping Beauty, Kingman, and Hubei turquoise?
    Sleeping Beauty (Arizona, mine closed 2012) is pure even sky-blue with little or no matrix — scarce and supply-constrained. Kingman (Arizona, active) covers the full Arizona range from clear blue to deep blue with bold matrix. Hubei (China, active) is the dominant commercial bead source — typically blue to blue-green with rich veining, almost always stabilized for hardness.