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Teardrop Gemstone Beads

Dakota Stones' teardrop gemstone beads are a versatile and timeless choice for designers looking to create pieces that flow with natural movement and grace. You'll find quality, consistency, and character in every strand. This collection includes a wide variety of drop-shaped beads—including classic teardrops, briolettes, pear shapes, Indian hand cut heart drops, and smooth drops—suitable for any designs.

Each bead is cut and polished by skilled lapidary artists in India, or finished by gemstone artisans in China, using time-honored techniques that enhance the color, clarity, and shape of every stone.

In metaphysical jewelry, drops are believed to represent letting go and renewal — like a teardrop falling and clearing the way.

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Hubei Turquoise 6x8mm Blue-Green Egg Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise with Copper Painted Edge 8x13mm Green Pear Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Prehnite 13x16mm Center Drilled Faceted Pear Bead - 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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Pink Chalcedony 15x22-30mm Tear Drop Beads - 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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Chalcedony 8x16-12x22mm Tear Drop Beads - 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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Russian Amazonite with Red Matrix 15x20-20x28mm Pear Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Russian Amazonite is a translucent blue to green to green or light green stone, occurring with inclusions of white, black or yellow. It is named fo...

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Ocean Jasper 8x12-13x18mm Top Drill Rough Pear Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Ocean Jasper 8x10-12x16mm Top Drill Pear Beads AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Ocean Jasper 8x11-20x25mm Top Drill Pear Beads AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...

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Multi Tourmaline 5x8mm Tear Drop Beads AAA Grade - 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 8x16mm Tear Drop Beads AA Grade - 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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Multi Sapphire (Natural) 2-4mm Banded Faceted Drop - 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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Strawberry Quartz 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant

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Strawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. Quartz has...

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Amethyst 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant

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Black Obsidian 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant

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Essentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflak...

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Brazilian Amazonite 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant

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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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Tiger Eye 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant

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Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate f...

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Strawberry Quartz 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant

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Strawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. Quartz has...

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Black Obsidian 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant

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Essentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflak...

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Amethyst 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant

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Black Spinel 5x9-10x18mm Drop - 8 Inch

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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...

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Labradorite 3x6-6x9mm Faceted Irregular Drop - 8 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Golden Shine Moonstone 4x6mm Faceted Pear - 8 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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Atlantisite Stichtite 10x40mm Tear Drop Pendant Pair

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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...

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Black Tourmalinated Quartz 8x11-10x16mm Drop - 8 Inch

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Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying ...

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Black Tourmalinated Quartz 5x10-8x13mm Drop - 8 Inch

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Blue Moonstone 5x8-7x12mm Faceted Irregular Drop - 8 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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Diopside 4x6-8x12mm Graduated Top Drill Drop - 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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Labradorite 20x35mm AAAAA Grade Pear Cabochon

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

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Golden Labradorite 7x9-10x13mm Free Form Rough Pear A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Golden Sunstone 8x12-9x14mm Tear Drop Top Drill - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Golden Sunstone 7x10-8x12mm Tear Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Peruvian Chrysocolla 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 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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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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Thulite 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Thulite is the naturally occurring pink variety of the mineral Zoisite. It can range in color from pale pink to deep rose or even rusty red tones d...

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Pink Opal 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Pink Opal is a variety of non to precious opal, meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with pre...

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Peruvian Turquoise (Chrysocolla) 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 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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Green Kyanite 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 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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Citrine 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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Chrysocolla Azurite Quartz 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch

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

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African Turquoise 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 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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Amethyst 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch

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

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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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About this cut

Teardrop bead shape diagram
Cut name
Teardrop
Drill style
Top-drilled (briolette) or end-drilled
Typical sizes
9x13-12x16mm6mm9x32mm6x12-10x20mm13mm13x15mm15mm32mm
Stones in this cut
OpalQuartzLabradoriteAmazoniteJasperOcean JasperLapisMoonstoneRose QuartzTurquoiseChalcedonyChrysoprase
Common uses
earring drops on French wires or leverbackspendant focals on chain or beaded necklacesgraduated strand centerpiecesinline stringing for rhythmic necklacesbriolette-style wire-wrapped dropsbridal and formal jewelry
Related cuts
Marquise, Free Form
Design notes
Teardrops are a focal cut — one or two do the visual work that a dozen rounds would. For earrings, match top-drilled pairs in the 9x13–12x16mm range; for statement pendants, the 9x32mm and 32mm elongated drops carry on their own without supporting beads. Pair teardrops with smaller rounds, rondelles, or faceted spacers rather than other focals, and check drill orientation (top-drilled vs full-drilled) before designing — the two drill styles are not interchangeable and dictate whether the bead dangles or strings inline.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is a teardrop bead and how is it drilled?
    A teardrop (or drop) bead is shaped like a rounded pear or elongated tear — wider and rounded at the base, tapering to a narrower point at the top. Dakota's teardrops come in two main drill styles: top-drilled, where the hole runs across the narrow tip so the bead hangs point-up like a pendant or briolette, and full-drilled (lengthwise through the long axis), which lets the bead sit inline on a strand. Drill orientation should be disclosed — ask before buying if it isn't specified, since it changes how the bead behaves in a design.
  • What sizes does Dakota stock in teardrop?
    Teardrop is a dimensional cut, so sizes are given as width × length rather than a single diameter. Dakota's current stock concentrates in the 9x13–12x16mm range (a working mid-size for earrings and focal accents) and 6x12–10x20mm for longer, more elongated drops. There are also smaller 6mm and mid-13mm options, larger 13x15mm and 15mm drops, and dramatic long forms in 9x32mm and 32mm for statement pendants. Calibration varies by stone and drill style — check the size tag on each listing.
  • What stones come in teardrop shape?
    Dakota currently carries about 190 active teardrop SKUs across a wide stone range. Top counts include opal (16), quartz (13), labradorite (11), amazonite (11), jasper (10), ocean jasper (9), lapis (8), moonstone (8), rose quartz (6), and tourmaline (5). Translucent and chatoyant stones (moonstone, labradorite, opal, quartz) show especially well in teardrop because the tapered form catches and directs light. Treatment varies by stone — stabilization, dye, and heat should be disclosed; ask before buying if it isn't specified.
  • What jewelry designs are teardrops best for?
    Teardrops are a focal cut. Top-drilled drops are the workhorse for earrings — a matched pair off ear wires reads finished with almost no other componentry. They also work as pendants on a chain or as the centerpiece of a beaded necklace, where a single drop anchors a strand of rounds or rondelles. Full-drilled teardrops can be strung inline to create a graduated or rhythmic strand. The pointed end naturally directs the eye downward, which is why teardrops feel formal and elongating in finished pieces.
  • Top-drilled vs full-drilled teardrop — which should I order?
    Choose by how the bead needs to hang. Top-drilled (across the narrow tip) is correct for earrings, pendants, and any application where the drop should dangle point-up with the wide base swinging free. Full-drilled (lengthwise through the long axis) is correct for inline stringing, where teardrops are stacked or alternated with spacers along a strand. The two are not interchangeable — a top-drilled bead can't be strung inline cleanly, and a full-drilled bead won't dangle as a drop. Drill style should be specified on each listing.