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
Products: 220
Tourmaline Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz Mixed Rainbow CTR/LAV/STQ Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCacoxenite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types. It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the min...
View full detailsPrehnite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCitrine Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLabradorite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
View full detailsStrawberry Quartz Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
Strawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. Quartz has...
View full detailsLapis Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsRhodonite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Rhodonite, whose name is derived from the Greek word for Rose, “rhodon,” is known for its pink, red and magenta hues. A Manganese inosilicate (or c...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 detailsRed Garnet Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...
View full detailsBlue Apatite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsEmerald 3mm Table Cut Cube AA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAmethyst Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
View full detailsBotswana Agate Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Aga...
View full detailsLepidolite Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
A particularly soft stone, Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral as well as a significant sour...
View full detailsMookaite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Ken...
View full detailsYellow Opal 6-7mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
View full detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
View full detailsAfrican Petrified Wood Agate 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years. Petrification occurs when the wood is...
View full detailsSodalite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 detailsCrystal Quartz Natural 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsAmazonite 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 detailsBrazilian Amazonite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsMulti Spinel 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsYellow Opal 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch
Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...
View full detailsPurple Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Purple Garnet is a magenta to purple variety of the famous stone. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civili...
View full detailsGolden Sunstone Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCitrine 2mm Table Cut Cube A grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsMulti Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRutilated Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 15-16 Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
View full detailsMorganite Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones...
View full detailsRose Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsGreen Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBotswana Agate 7x10 mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Aga...
View full detailsBlue Kyanite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...
View full detailsRainbow Moonstone 4x6 mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch
Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy, as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moon...
View full detailsBlack Tourmaline 4x6mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Black Tourmaline is a black crystalline aluminum borosilicate mineral with occasional light gray inclusions that appear as flecks or veins. Tourmal...
View full details4x6 mm Dendritic Opal Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch
This variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns. These inclusions consist of iron, mangane...
View full details4x6 mm Peach Moonstone Natural Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch
Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 4x6 mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 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 detailsKunzite 3mm Table Cut Cube AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Kunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the s...
View full detailsLapis 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube-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 detailsPietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLabradorite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsLapis 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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...
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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.