Faceted Rondelle Beads
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Onyx 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsRed Garnet Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsAmethyst Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsLabradorite Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted AA Grade - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsLapis Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsCacoxenite Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsAquamarine Natural 4X6mm Rondelle Faceted - Large Hole Beads
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 detailsApple Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Apple Jasper carries the deep red to bright red hues of apples, frequently complemented by tans, ochre browns and deep greens. Jaspers are consider...
View full detailsAmazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 detailsLabradorite 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 detailsRed Creek Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...
View full detailsMATTE Red Creek Jasper 8mm Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...
View full detailsJade 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Jade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years, initially as tools b...
View full detailsSunset Dumortierite 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch
Sunset Dumortierite has a much brighter palette than regular Dumortierite, from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt, as well as some occurrences of ...
View full detailsRose Quartz 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 detailsPietersite 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-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 detailsMATTE African Turquoise 8mm Large Hole Rondelle 8-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 detailsAquamarine 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 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 detailsBlack Spinel 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-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 detailsBlue Apatite 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-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 detailsLavender Amethyst 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch
Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst, which forms in geodes and is generally found in clusters of crystal points. The pr...
View full detailsMulti Rhutilated Quartz 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole (2-2.5mm) 8-Inch
Rose Quartz 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-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 detailsLabradorite 8mm Rondelle Faceted (A) - 8-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 Garnet 8mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-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 detailsBlue Apatite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 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 detailsLapis 4mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. D...
View full detailsLapis 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. D...
View full detailsFancy Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Fancy Jasper, also known as Rainbow Jasper, ranges in color from light to dark green, deep red, tan, cream, pink and mauve. It is a chalcedony beli...
View full detailsMATTE Onyx 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsPurple Crazy Lace Agate 8mm Rondelle Faceted 8-Inch
Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the st...
View full detailsCarnelian 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Carnelian is a glassy, translucent stone that can appear with such bright orange hues that the ancient Egyptians called it “the setting sun.” Most ...
View full detailsOnyx 6mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsDumorterite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue, green and brown to the more rare violet and pink. First described ...
View full detailsSodalite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-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 detailsOnyx 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsAmazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Amazonite is a member of the feldspar family, Amazonite, also known as Amazon Stone, ranges in color from blue-green to green. It is an opaque ston...
View full detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-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 Turquoise 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-gre...
View full detailsBlue Crazy Lace Agate 8mm Faceted Rondelle 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 detailsDragon Blood Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Dragon Blood Jasper is a variety of Quartz with veins of blood red that run through the predominantly light green to dark green stone. Legend has i...
View full detailsBlack Gold Amazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 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 detailsKabamby Ocean Jasper 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch
Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar, Kabamby Ocean Jasper was first mined in 2002. It is known for its colors to to dark gre...
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Frequently asked questions
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What is a faceted rondelle bead?
A rondelle is a flattened disc-shaped bead — wider across than it is tall — drilled through the center of the disc so it sits like a wheel on the wire. A faceted rondelle adds cut planes around the outer edge, typically two rows of facets meeting at the widest circumference. The result is a low-profile bead that catches light around its perimeter while still stacking tight against neighboring beads. Faceted rondelles are commonly described by two numbers — width across by height (e.g., 3x6mm means 3mm tall, 6mm across) — though single-size labels like 4mm usually refer to the width. -
What sizes of faceted rondelle does Dakota stock?
Dakota currently stocks faceted rondelles from 2mm up through 8mm, with the heaviest depth at 4mm (47 strands), 8mm (46), 3mm (43), and 6mm (41). Smaller 2mm options sit at 21 strands. Two-number sizing covers 2x4mm (12), 3x6mm (9), and 2x3mm (6) — where the smaller number is bead height and the larger is width across. Exact bead count per strand varies by size and stone — check the listing for strand length and approximate piece count before ordering. -
What stones come in faceted rondelle?
The 276 active faceted rondelle SKUs cover a broad spread of materials. Heaviest depth is in moonstone (18), turquoise (17), and cubic zirconia (17), followed by tourmaline (13), labradorite (12), and ruby (12). Quartz (11), aquamarine (10), opal (9), and amethyst (9) round out the top stones. Beyond the top ten, the cut runs across agates, jaspers, garnets, and other silica and silicate stones. Treatment varies by stone — dye, heat, stabilization, and irradiation are common in this cut depending on the material — and should be disclosed; ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What is a faceted rondelle best used for?
Faceted rondelles are workhorses for spacing and texture. The flat profile lets them sit flush between focal beads, larger rounds, or pendants without throwing off the strand's drape. Smaller sizes (2mm–3mm) work as accent spacers in stretch bracelets, beaded chains, and bezel-set drop earrings. Mid sizes (4mm–6mm) carry whole bracelets and necklaces on their own — the faceting gives a continuous shimmer without the bulk of a faceted round. The 8mm size reads as a statement bead in chunkier strands or alternating with smooth rounds and metal. -
How does faceted rondelle differ from microfaceted or smooth rondelle?
Smooth rondelles have no facets — they're polished disc beads that read soft and matte-luminous depending on the stone. Faceted rondelles, the cut described here, have visible cut planes around the edge — usually large enough to count individually with the eye, and typically what designers mean by 'faceted rondelle.' Microfaceted rondelles push the facet count much higher, producing many tiny planes that read as continuous sparkle rather than discrete facets, often in 2mm–3mm sizes. Choose faceted for visible structure and light play, microfaceted for shimmer density, smooth for color and form without surface flash.