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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Larimar 4mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLarimar 3mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
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 detailsDiopside 6mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsTanzanite 3mm Round Faceted Banded AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.
Tanzanite 3mm Round Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.
Kunzite 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 detailsAquamarine 6mm Faceted Round AAA Grade - 15-16 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 detailsLarimar 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsSapphire 4mm Microfaceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...
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 detailsTourmaline 4mm Banded Blue/Green Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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...
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 detailsBlack Opal 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Black Opal is a naturally occurring variety of precious opal mined in Australia. this opal variety is characterized by their dark base tone. It is ...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Blue Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Yellow Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Orange Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Emerald Green 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round White Sand Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Dark Olive 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Light Smoky Rhodonite Faceted (Synthetic) - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round White Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) 3mm Round Lapis Pearl (Synthetic) - 14.5-15 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 detailsTopaz 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsRainbow Sapphire 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...
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 detailsPurple Garnet 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Purple Garnet is a magenta to purple variety of the famous stone. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civili...
View full detailsOrange Garnet 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Orange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called “Cinnamon Stone” for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of sp...
View full detailsGreen Apatite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Green Apatite is a transparent to translucent stone that may be green, yellow to green or sea to green in color. Apatite has been labeled the “dece...
View full detailsEmerald 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite Clear 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 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 detailsBumble Bee Jasper 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Blue Apatite Multi 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 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 detailsAustralian Chrysoprase 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...
View full detailsAmazonite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 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 detailsAlashan Agate 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
DZI Turtle Agate 10mm Faceted Round Brown White - 15-16 Inch
“DZI” Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pa...
View full detailsDZI Line Agate 10mm Faceted Round Brown White - 15-16 Inch
“DZI” Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pa...
View full detailsDZI Line Agate 8mm Faceted Round Brown White - 15-16 Inch
“DZI” Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pa...
View full detailsDZI Turtle Agate 8mm Faceted Round Brown White - 15-16 Inch
“DZI” Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pa...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise Banded Blue/Brown/Black 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Yellow/Blue 2mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Blue/Black/Olive 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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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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.