Faceted Round Beads
Faceted round beads start with the most popular shaped bead and have multiple surfaces planed into them to create flat surfaces to reflect light and create dimension. They are incredibly easy to design with and add sparkle to any jewelry piece.
Faceted Round Glass Beads for Stunning Jewelry Pieces
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Ruby 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch
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...
View full detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 detailsRuby 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby (Heated) 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby (Heated) 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby 3mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby (Sri Lanka) 3mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby 2mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsFlower Agate 8mm Large Hole Faceted Round - 8 Inch
Flower Agate is a type of Agate with opaque Chalcedony inclusions that resemble tiny floral formations. This mineral is a recent find out of Madaga...
View full detailsWood Rhodonite 4mm Microfaceted Round - 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 detailsRhodonite 4mm Microfaceted Round 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 detailsPink Tourmaline with Lepidolite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
View full detailsPeach and Black Moonstone 4mm Microfaceted Round - 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 detailsMulti Spinel 6mm Faceted Banded Round 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 detailsMulti Spinel 4mm Faceted Round AA 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 detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Faceted Round AA 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 detailsMulti Spinel 2mm Faceted Round AA 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 detailsKunzite 4mm Round Faceted 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 detailsRhodochrosite 3mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
View full detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Round Banded Faceted - 13 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Ruby Faceted (Synthetic) - 15-16 Inch
Zircon occurs in a variety of colors including yellow, green, red, reddish brown and blue hues, as well as colorless. Colorless Zircon of the highe...
View full detailsRhodochrosite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
View full detailsRuby Zoisite 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite. The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple...
View full detailsPink Opal 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads
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...
View full detailsRuby 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby 2mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRuby 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsPink Tourmaline 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
View full detailsMorganite 3mm Round Faceted AA Grade Banded - 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 detailsMorganite 10mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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 detailsMorganite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 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 detailsMorganite 4mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 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 detailsMorganite 4mm Round Faceted AAA Grade Banded - 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 detailsMorganite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade Banded - 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 detailsOpalite Pink (Synthetic) 8mm Faceted Round - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE
Opalite is the trade name for man to made glass treated to exhibit the internal flashes of true Opals in translucent samples, and opalescence or lu...
View full detailsWood Rhodonite 6mm Faceted Round Large Hole Beads - 8 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 detailsRuby Pink Purple Natural 6mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsPurple Ruby Natural 4mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRhodonite 3mm Faceted Round AA 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 detailsRhodochrosite Natural 4.8mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
View full detailsRhodonite Large Hole Faceted 8mm Round - 8-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 (...
View full detailsRose Quartz 8mm Faceted Round - 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 detailsRose Quartz 10mm Faceted Round - 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 detailsRose Quartz 6mm Faceted Round 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 detailsStrawberry Quartz Faceted Banded 3mm Round - 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 detailsRuby Faceted 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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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Frequently asked questions
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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; calibrated sizing should be disclosed. -
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. Treatment varies by stone — dye, heat, stabilization, and irradiation are common on certain materials and should be disclosed. Ask before buying if treatment isn't specified. -
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.