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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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Hubei Sky Blue Turquoise 2x4mm Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 Inch - Limited Edition

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Hubei Turquoise 10-15x16-22mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68414

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Hubei Turquoise 10-12x14-19mm Light Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68413

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Hubei Turquoise 12-17x14-21mm Blue Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68412

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Hubei Turquoise 9-11x13-19mm Nugget Beads - 15-16 Inch - 68407

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Hubei Turquoise 5-6mm Blue Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 5-7x7-10mm Blue-Green Pebble Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise with Copper Painted Edge 6x8mm Blue-Green Oval Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise with Copper Painted Edge 8x10mm Blue Oval Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis 2-3x4-5mm Irregular Heishi Bead - 15-16 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 10x16mm Faceted Marquise A Grade Bead - 15-16 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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Magnesite 8mm (Dyed) Turquoise Faceted Star Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Magnesite is a soft mineral best known for being dyed to imitate other gemstones. Natural magnesite stones are usually white with a dark web-like p...

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Egyptian Turquoise 3x4-8x10mm Light Blue Graduated Free Form Oval - 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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Egyptian Turquoise 5x7-7x9mm Graduated Free Form Oval - 15-16 Inch

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Egyptian Turquoise 4x5-7x10mm Graduated Free Form Oval - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise with Matrix 6.7mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise with Matrix 5mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 4x7mm Rondelle Beads 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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Hubei Turquoise 3x6mm Rondelle Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Grade

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Ethiopian Opal 1x2-3x4mm Graduated Irregular Rondelle - 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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Iolite 4-7mm Faceted Rondelle - 18 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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Blue Rose Quartz 7x10mm Faceted Tube - 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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Sodalite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 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 Rose Quartz 14mm Faceted Heart - 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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Chrysocolla 6mm Star Cut Coin - 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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Sapphire 3x4mm Dark Blue Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 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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Brazilian Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 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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Hubei Turquoise 4x10mm Faceted Rondelle AAA 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 4mm Cool Blue Round AA - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 4mm Blue with Matrix Faceted Cube AA - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 6-8mm Irregular Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Larimar 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Topaz 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Aquamarine 12-18x20-30mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon

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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 15mm A Grade Coin Cabochon

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

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Hubei Turquoise 11mm Blue Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise 9x13-12x18mm Blue Faceted Tear Drop AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Natural Blue Sapphire 3-6mm 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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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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Iolite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 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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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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Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 10-16x20mm Nugget Graduated - 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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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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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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Blue Apatite 20x22-28x34mm Irregular Rough Oval Collar

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Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...

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Kyanite 2-3x3-5mm Graduated Irregular Rondelle Beads - 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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Moonstone 4-6x7mm Dyed & Plated Blue & White Irregular Rondelle Beads - 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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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.