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Faceted Round Beads

Faceted Round Beads

Round is the shape every design starts with — it's predictable to string, easy to pair, and never fights with the rest of a piece. Faceting takes that reliability and adds a layer most designers didn't know they needed: dozens of cut planes (32 to 64 facets on the smaller sizes) angled to throw light in every direction instead of letting it roll softly across a smooth surface. The result reads brighter, smaller, and more refined than a plain round at the same diameter — a real shift, not just a texture change. 

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Natural Lapis 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Ruby Zoisite 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite. The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple...

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Peridot 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Prehnite 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Mixed Stone 3mm Banded Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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This banded mix stone strand contains Amazonite, Grandidierite, Blue Moonstone, Orange Garnet, and Peach Moonstone.

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Chrysocolla 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Pyrite 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Pyrite, an iron sulfide, is characterized by its metallic luster and brass to yellow hue that have earned it the nickname “fool’s gold.” Pyrite is ...

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Prehnite 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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 Opal 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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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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Phosphosiderite 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Phosphosiderite is a combination of phosphorus and iron. It occurs in hues of lilac to purple with inclusions of mottled gray. Metaphysically, it’s...

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Yellow Opal 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Silver Obsidian 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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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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Iolite 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Blue Topaz 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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White Moonstone 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Moonstone occurs in naturally in shades of white, gray, black, and peach, as well as translucent and iridescent. Metaphysically, moonstone is thoug...

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Peach Moonstone 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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 remini...

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Moonstone 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Troca Shell 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...

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Kabamby Ocean Jasper 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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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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Green Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Green Tourmaline ranges in color from pale green to dark emerald to shades of olive and moss green. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron,...

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Blue Lace Agate 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Blue Lace Agate is a naturally occurring soft blue agate, laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue, periwinkle, white and occasionally gray or b...

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Cat's Eye 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Cat’s Eye is a quartz stone that appears in a range of colors including white, gray, green, yellow and brown. The fibrous asbestos inclusions in th...

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Moss Agate 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Smoky Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...

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Green Onyx 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all to black stone, and much of the black Ony...

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Tiger Eye 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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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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Black Tourmalinated Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Golden Rutilated Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also ...

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Carnelian 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Carnelian is a glassy, translucent stone that can appear with such bright orange hues that the ancient Egyptians called it “the setting sun.” Most ...

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Red Hematoid Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...

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Green Fluorite 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Fluorite is a luminous, soft and glassy stone, sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world.” It is one of the most sought to a...

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Yellow Fluorite 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Fluorite is a luminous, soft and glassy stone, sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world.” It is one of the most sought to a...

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Dark Amethyst 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Rose Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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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...

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Aquamarine 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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Lavender Amethyst 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst, which forms in geodes and is generally found in clusters of crystal points. The pr...

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SPECIAL PRICE Light Tourmaline 3-4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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SPECIAL PRICE Blue Goldstone 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Blue Goldstone is an opaque, midnight blue glass with flecks of copper suspended within it. These flecks glitter as they catch the light and may ap...

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SPECIAL PRICE Goldstone 3-4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Goldstone is a manmade material, consisting of opaque rust to red glass with tiny flecks of glittering copper suspended within it. Goldstone was fi...

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SPECIAL PRICE Chrysocolla 4mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 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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SPECIAL PRICE Dyed Quartz 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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SPECIAL PRICE Ancient Cellar Red Agate 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Ancient Cellar Red Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique color and pattern we call Ancient Cellar.

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SPECIAL PRICE Moroccan Agate 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Morocco Agate occurs in striking colors of red, white, golden tan, gray and purple, in a variety of swirling and linear patterns. Like other Agates...

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Larimar with Matrix 3mm Faceted Round 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 3mm Faceted Round 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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Amethyst 6mm Double Heart Faceted Round A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Amethyst 8mm Double Heart Faceted Round A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Amethyst 3mm Faceted Round A Grade Beads - 15-16 Inch

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About this cut

Faceted Round bead shape diagram
Cut name
Faceted Round
Drill style
Center-drilled
Typical sizes
4mm3mm6mm8mm2mm10mm5mm7mm
Stones in this cut
TurquoiseTourmalineRubySapphireQuartzCubic ZirconiaMetallic & PlatedGarnetAquamarineAgateOpalBeryl
Common uses
fine strung necklaces with 2–4mm accentsbeaded bracelets in 6–8mmwire-wrapped rosary chainsearring drops and danglesspacer detailing between focal beadsstretch braceletsmixed-cut statement strands
Related cuts
Round, Microfaceted Round, Faceted Rondelle
Design notes
Faceted rounds are the default sparkle cut — reach for them when you want light return without changing the silhouette of a round bead. At 2–4mm they substitute convincingly for cut accent stones in delicate strung work, especially in transparent material like sapphire, ruby, garnet, and aquamarine. Pair faceted rounds with smooth rounds or rondelles of the same diameter to add textural contrast without breaking proportion. Note that faceted rounds in softer stones (turquoise, certain agates) can show edge wear faster than smooth versions, so plan accordingly for bracelets that see daily wear.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is a faceted round bead?
    A faceted round is a spherical bead cut with multiple flat planes (facets) across its surface instead of being polished smooth. The facets catch light from many angles, giving the bead the sparkle of a cut stone while keeping the round silhouette. Facet count and depth vary by stone and size — smaller beads typically carry 32 to 64 facets, larger sizes more. Faceted rounds are center-drilled through the equator on calibrated strands. They differ from a smooth round (no facets, soft luster) and from a microfaceted round, which uses smaller, denser facets for a finer sparkle on small-diameter beads.
  • What sizes do you stock in faceted rounds?
    Dakota stocks faceted rounds from 2mm through 10mm. The heaviest depth is at 3mm (134 products) and 4mm (146 products), which are the workhorse sizes for delicate strung work and spacer detailing. 6mm (82) and 8mm (65) cover most bracelet and necklace mid-bodies. 2mm (46) suits very fine stations and accents, while 10mm (28) reads as a feature bead. 5mm and 7mm are stocked but thinner — 15 and 2 products respectively. Actual diameter tolerance varies by stone hardness.
  • What stones come in faceted round?
    This is one of Dakota's deepest cuts — 542 active products across the catalog. Top representation includes Turquoise (46), Tourmaline (34), Ruby (30), Sapphire (28), Quartz (27), Cubic Zirconia (25), Metallic & Plated finishes (24), Garnet (22), Aquamarine (19), and Agate (16). Beyond the top ten, faceted rounds appear in most major silica, beryl, corundum, and feldspar varieties Dakota carries.
  • What jewelry is faceted round best suited for?
    Faceted rounds carry well across almost every design category — strung necklaces, beaded bracelets, earrings, rosary-style wire-wrapped chains, and bead-embroidery accents. The faceted surface gives small beads (2–4mm) enough light return to substitute for cut stones in delicate work, which is why corundum, beryl, and garnet faceted rounds are popular for fine stringing. Mid-sizes (6–8mm) work as the body of stretch bracelets and statement strands. Larger 10mm reads as a focal in mixed-bead designs. They pair cleanly with smooth rounds, rondelles, and metal spacers.
  • Faceted round vs smooth round — how do I choose?
    Smooth rounds emphasize the stone's body color, banding, and luster — best for material with strong visual character like turquoise matrix, lapis, or chrysoprase. Faceted rounds emphasize light return and read brighter, smaller, and more refined at the same nominal diameter, since facets break up the surface and create highlights. For transparent or translucent stones (sapphire, ruby, garnet, aquamarine, quartz), faceting unlocks the color play that a smooth surface would mute. For opaque, patterned stones, smooth often wins. Mixing both cuts in one piece is a common way to add textural contrast.