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Faceted Rondelle Beads

Faceted Rondelle Beads

A rondelle solves a problem every design eventually runs into: how to fill space without adding bulk. The shape is flattened and low-profile, so it strings tight against its neighbors — and once faceted, each of those flat planes becomes another surface throwing back light instead of one. It works as hard as a spacer as it does as the star of the strand, which is why it's usually the first shape a designer reaches for. We drill for real stringing wire, not just beading cord, and stock the cut from 2mm to 12mm across birthstones, cardinal gems, and specialty stones like Rainbow Moonstone — enough range that the shape is rarely the reason a design stalls.

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Larimar 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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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Larimar 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle AA Grade Beads - 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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Amethyst 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Amethyst 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Amethyst 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Amethyst 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Amethyst 2x4mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Green Garnet 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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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Green Garnet 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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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Green Garnet 2x4mm Faceted Rondelle AAA Grade Beads - 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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Lapis 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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 3x4m Faceted Rondelle AAA Grade Beads - 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 2x4mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 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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Tanzanite 1-2x3mm Faceted Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.

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Ruby 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...

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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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Yellow Opal 5-8mm Banded Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...

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Peach Moonstone 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...

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Aquamarine 3mm Banded Faceted Irregular Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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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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Ruby (Natural) 3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...

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Guatemalan Jade 2x3mm Banded Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Hematite Antique Silver Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...

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Hematite 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...

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Diopside 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle AAA Grade - 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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Ruby (Sri Lanka) 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...

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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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Hubei Turquoise 3x5mm Faceted Rondelle - 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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Hubei Turquoise 2x5mm Faceted Rondelle AAA - 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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Hubei Turquoise 4x10mm Faceted Rondelle AAA 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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Hubei Turquoise 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle AAA - 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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Hubei Turquoise 3x8mm Faceted Rondelle AAA - 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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Larimar 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade Beads - 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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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle Pink & Green Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle Green, Pink, & Purple Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle Orange & Blue Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle Orange & Purple Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...

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Green Aventurine 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...

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Labradorite 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 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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Lapis 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 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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Amethyst 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Pink Moss Agate 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Moss Agate is a variety of Chalcedony, clear to milky white to dark green, with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen. The i...

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Orange Sodalite 5x7-12x16mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Orange Sodalite has veins of orange, white and gray within the primarily bright to deep blue or black stone. Sodalite is named for its sodium conte...

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Chrysocolla 6x8-10x15mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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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Green Moonstone 5x8-13x18mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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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Green Moonstone 5x8-16x20mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 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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New Jade 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 8-Inch Strands

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Jade is the industry name for this beautiful green stone. Ours is actually a Serpentine, but takes a trained eye and a microscope to discern the di...

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Labradorite 5x7mm Faceted Irregular Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 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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About this cut

Faceted Rondelle bead shape diagram
Cut name
Faceted Rondelle
Drill style
Center-drilled (face to face — disc axis)
Typical sizes
4mm8mm3mm6mm2mm2x4mm3x6mm2x3mm
Stones in this cut
MoonstoneCubic ZirconiaTurquoiseTourmalineRubyLabradoriteQuartzAquamarineAmethystOpalGarnetAmazonite
Common uses
spacer beads between focal stonesall-rondelle bracelets and necklacesstretch bracelet accentsbeaded chain and wrap necklacesearring drops and danglesalternating with smooth rounds or metal
Related cuts
Rondelle, Microfaceted Rondelle, Tri Cut Rondelle
Design notes
Faceted rondelles run flatter than faceted rounds at the same nominal size, so a 6mm faceted rondelle reads smaller in a strand than 6mm rounds — plan strand counts and clasp proportions accordingly. The flat profile is the main reason designers reach for this cut: it spaces cleanly between focals without crowding, and a full strand drapes closer to the neck or wrist than rounds do. Pair with smooth rounds or coins for contrast between matte volume and faceted sparkle; pair with microfaceted rondelles when you want shimmer density to step up at a focal point. For two-number sizing (e.g., 3x6mm), the first number is bead height and the second is width across — useful when designing to a specific length.

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.
  • 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.