Cube Beads
One of our most popular shapes features precision-cut facets to reveal depth at any angle. The versatility of cube beads make them ideal for designing necklaces, earrings and bracelets, giving unforgettable style to any design.
Cube Gemstone Beads for Modern & Creative Jewelry
Diopside 4-5mm Irregular Cube - 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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Green Lodalite Quartz 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Green Lodalite 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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Emerald 4mm Cube Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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Emerald 2mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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New Burma Jade 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive, sea green, green, ...
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Australian Green Opal 7mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Australian Green Opal is a variety of Common Opal which is a mixture of Opal and nontronite. Common Opal is generally opaque, without the play of c...
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Emerald 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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Prehnite 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
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Malachite 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
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Australian Chrysoprase 3mm Cube Table Cut Banded Bead - 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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Prehnite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
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African Turquoise 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...
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Emerald 3mm Table Cut Cube AA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
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Green Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...
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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Natural Cube Banded, Faceted, A-Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Peridot 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems, the other being Diamond, that is not formed in the Earth’s crust. Rather, it is born in the molten r...
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Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 2mm Cube - 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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Chrysoprase Faceted 4mm Cube - 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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Seraphinite 2.5mm Table Cut Cube AAA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...
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Diopside 2.5mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Light Olive 3mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch
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Green Garnet 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...
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Yellow Green Tourmaline 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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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Hubei Turquoise 3mm Green Table Cut Cube Bead - 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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About this cut
Cut name
Cube
Drill style
Center-drilled (corner to corner or face to face)
Typical sizes
3mm4mm2mm6mm7mm5mm6x8mm8mm
Stones in this cut
TurquoiseHematiteMoonstoneTourmalineAmazoniteQuartzLapisCubic ZirconiaGarnetAquamarineOpalBeryl
Common uses
men's stranded braceletsminimalist geometric necklacesspacer beads between roundsmala-style and stretch braceletsstations in beaded chainearring drops with mixed shapes
Related cuts
Faceted Cube, Table Cut Cube, Square
Design notes
Cubes bring a hard, architectural line to a design — they sit edge-to-edge instead of curving like rounds, so a full strand reads as a single block of color. Mix them with rounds or rondelles of the same stone to soften the silhouette, or run a solid cube strand for a more graphic, masculine feel. Watch scale: 2-3mm cubes work as spacers and accents, 4-6mm is the sweet spot for full-strand bracelets, and 7-8mm cubes get visually heavy and benefit from corner-drilled orientation if you want the bead to read as a diamond rather than a block.
Frequently asked questions
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What is a cube bead?
A cube bead is cut and polished into a six-sided block with roughly equal edges. Most are drilled face-to-face — straight through one flat side to the opposite flat side — so the bead sits square on the wire. Some cube beads are drilled corner-to-corner (diagonal drill), which makes the cube ride on point like a diamond shape. Drill orientation should be disclosed; ask before buying if it isn't specified. Edges may be sharp or lightly softened depending on the stone and the supplier's finishing, and faceted cube variants add small flat planes to each face for extra sparkle. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in cube?
Cube beads in current stock run from 2mm up through 8mm, with the heaviest depth at the smaller end. 3mm is the largest size group (around 68 products), followed by 4mm (51) and 2mm (42). Mid-range 5mm, 6mm and 7mm cubes are all well-represented, and 8mm cubes are stocked but in a narrower selection. A 6x8mm rectangular cube (technically a brick) is also available where the stone supports the longer cut. Sizes are nominal — natural-stone cubes vary slightly bead to bead within a strand. -
What stones come in cube?
The cube cut covers a wide material range. Turquoise leads the stocked stones with around 29 products, followed by hematite (21), moonstone (16), tourmaline (15) and amazonite (12). Quartz, cubic zirconia, garnet, lapis and aquamarine each have roughly 10 products in cube. Beyond these, cube turns up across many other stones in smaller counts. Treatment varies by stone — turquoise is often stabilized, hematite is typically synthetic hematine, and color-saturated stones may be dyed or heated. Check the individual listing for treatment disclosure. -
What jewelry does the cube cut suit best?
Cubes give a stranded design clean architectural structure — they sit flat against each other and read as a continuous line rather than a row of separate beads. They work well for men's bracelets, mala-style and minimalist stretch bracelets, geometric necklaces, and stations between larger focal beads. The flat faces also catch light differently than rounds, so cubes in reflective stones like hematite, pyrite or faceted quartz add visible sparkle without faceting every bead. Smaller cubes (2-3mm) are useful as spacers between rounds or rondelles. -
Face-drilled vs corner-drilled cube — what's the difference?
Face-drilled cubes (the standard) thread straight through two opposite flat sides, so the cube sits square with its faces parallel to the wire — the most common look. Corner-drilled (diagonal) cubes are pierced through opposite corners, which rotates the cube 45 degrees on the strand so it rides as a diamond with points up and down. Corner-drilled cubes take up more linear space per bead and create a zig-zag silhouette along a strand. Drill orientation isn't always called out in the product title; check the listing photos and specs, or ask before buying.