Blue Beads
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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Blue Apatite 12x16mm Tumble Nugget 8-Inch
Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal-blue to bright blue to dark blue-green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its varie...
View full detailsBlack Gold Amazonite 8x10 Tumble Nugget 8-Inch
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...
View full detailsBlue Crazy Lace 8x10 Tumble Nugget 8-Inch
Blue Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with blue to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone....
View full detailsElisa Turquoise 10-20mm Nugget with 2mm Hole Size - Single Bead
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...
View full detailsAquamarine 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBlue Opal 10x20mm Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Blue Peruvian Opal naturally occurs with swirling patterns of deep blues, blue to greens and greens swirled with yellow to green, rust, brown and o...
View full detailsLapis 10x14-13x17mm Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 4x6-5x8mm Blue/Green Tiny Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 7x9-8x10mm Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsBlack Gold Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
View full detailsSodalite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 4-8mm Light Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsTurquoise 6x8-8x10mm Rough Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 6x8-7x9mm Blue/Green Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 8x10-9x14mm Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 8-9x10-13mm Blue Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsBlue Chalcedony 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAquamarine 10x13-14x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLapis 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBlue Diamond 2-3mm Rough Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Diamond is a rare, naturally occurring mineral composed of pure carbon. Although most people think of diamonds as colorless, they actually occur i...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 4x6mm Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsAquamarine 9x12-12x14mm Flat Oval Tumble Nugget - 8 Inch
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...
View full detailsAquamarine 6x10-9x13mm Oval Tumble Nugget - 8 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby and Sapphire 6-8mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Aquamarine 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLarimar 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade- 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsEgyptian Turquoise 2x4-4x5mm Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...
View full detailsAquamarine 3x6-5x6mm Long Drill Faceted Nugget Beads AA Grade- 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBlue Lace Agate 9-14x15-20mm Top Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Blue Lace Agate is a naturally occuring soft blue agate, laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue, periwinkle, white and occasionally gray or br...
View full detailsRuby and Sapphire 8-11mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Topaz 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Topaz is a rare silicate mineral and obtains much of its popularity from its beautiful colors and its status as a birthstone. Topaz occurs in a wi...
View full detailsGreen Tourmaline 4x5-7x9mm Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Green Tourmaline ranges in color from pale green to dark emerald to shades of olive and moss green. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron,...
View full detailsIolite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsEgyptian Turquoise 3x4-4x7mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...
View full detailsEgyptian Turquoise 3x5-5x9mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...
View full detailsEgyptian Turquoise 2x4-4x7mm Graduated Side Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Egyptian Turquoise is one of the oldest known sources of turquoise, historically mined in the Sinai region for thousands of years and prized since ...
View full detailsLone Mountain Turquoise 4-6mm Nugget - 18 Inch
The Lone Mountain turquoise mine was rediscovered in 1920 by Lee Hand, a man known as the "turquoise king" of his day. It is considered rediscovere...
View full detailsKingman Turquoise 9x11-11x20mm Blue Brown Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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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Frequently asked questions
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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.