Faceted Shapes
Faceted shapes are gemstone beads cut with flat, polished planes across a sculpted profile, so the outline gives a strand its structure and the facets give it sparkle. This collection gathers the fancy faceted cuts: swirl ovals and rice beads, faceted and puff squares and six-point star beads at 6–8mm, ovals, rectangles and triangle-cut puff ovals around 8x10mm, and marquise beads at the statement size of 10x16mm. Every option comes as a 15–16 inch strand.
More than 30 stones are cut this way — amethyst, labradorite, lapis, garnet, aquamarine, carnelian, tiger eye, sodalite, amazonite, peach moonstone and the full quartz family among them. Use marquise and rectangles as centerpieces, rice beads and swirl ovals for texture, and squares, stars and triangle-cut puff ovals as accents — mixing one faceted shape into smooth rounds keeps the sparkle looking deliberate.
Products: 178
Dog Teeth Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 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 detailsCrystal Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCharoite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Charoite is a stone that naturally occurs in intense purple hues, as well as grays, browns, greenish yellows, white and black. These colors swirl t...
View full detailsBlack Gold Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 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 detailsBotswana Agate 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Aga...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 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 detailsAquamarine 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A 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 detailsAmethyst 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsAfrican Turquoise 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 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 detailsRed Garnet 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsLepidolite 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
A particularly soft stone, Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral as well as a significant sour...
View full detailsRed Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
View full detailsGolden Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
View full detailsCitrine 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...
View full detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 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 detailsChrysocolla 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsBlack Tourmaline 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
Black Tourmaline is a black crystalline aluminum borosilicate mineral with occasional light gray inclusions that appear as flecks or veins. Tourmal...
View full detailsBlack Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
View full detailsBlue Apatite 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 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 detailsAquamarine 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 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 detailsBlack Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsOnyx 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAmethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsTiger Eye 8mm Faceted Puff Square - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLabradorite 8mm Faceted Puff Square A Grade - 15-16 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 detailsAmethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Square - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsBrazilian Amazonite 8mm Faceted Puff Square - 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 detailsStrawberry Quartz 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 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 detailsLabradorite 8mm Faceted Puff Heart A Grade - 15-16 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 detailsBlack Obsidian 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch
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Rose Quartz 8mm Faceted Puff Heart A Grade - 15-16 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 detailsAmethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsMorganite 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 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 detailsSardonyx 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
Sardonyx has a Sard base, typically of brown or black, with bands of white Onyx running through it. Sard is not Onyx, but rather a dark variety of ...
View full detailsHematoid Quartz 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
View full detailsAmethyst 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsLapis 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsRed Garnet 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsLapis 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsAmethyst 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsChrysocolla 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 4x6mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead 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 detailsLabradorite 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval A Grade - 15-16-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 detailsOlive Jade 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval A Grade - 15-16-Inch
Olive Jade is the commercial name for this yellow to green to olive green stone and ranges from translucent to opaque. This material is actually Se...
View full detailsObsidian 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval - 15-16-Inch
Essentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflak...
View full detailsStrawberry Quartz 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval A Grade - 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 detailsCrystal Quartz 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval - 15-16-Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
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Frequently asked questions
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What makes these different from plain faceted round beads?
Every bead here is a fancy faceted shape rather than a plain round — a sculpted profile (swirl oval, rice, puff square, six-point star, marquise, rectangle, triangle-cut puff oval, oval or free form) with flat cut planes across it. The silhouette gives the strand its structure and the facets throw the light, so a single strand can carry a design on its own instead of just spacing between focals. -
What shapes and sizes are in this collection?
Swirl ovals and rice beads run 7x8mm; faceted and puff squares and star beads are 6–8mm; ovals, rectangles and triangle-cut puff ovals are around 8x10mm; free-form rectangles are 9x13mm; and marquise beads are the statement size at 10x16mm. Every option is a 15–16 inch strand. -
What stones come in these faceted shapes?
More than 30, including amethyst, labradorite, lapis, garnet, aquamarine, carnelian, citrine, tiger eye, sodalite, amazonite, peach moonstone, obsidian and blue apatite, plus the full quartz family — crystal, smoky, rose, strawberry, rutilated and hematoid. Harder, fine-grained stones dominate because they hold a crisp facet edge. -
Are the colors natural, or are any treated?
Most are natural stones, so color and pattern shift from bead to bead — that variation is the material, not a defect. Where a color is enhanced we say so in the product title, like our Magnesite (Dyed) Turquoise, and more tightly matched strands are marked "A Grade." Read the title and you'll always know what you're getting. -
How do I use faceted shapes in a design, and how do I care for them?
Use marquise and rectangles as centerpieces, rice beads and swirl ovals for texture along a strand, and squares, stars and triangle-cut puff ovals as accents — mixing one faceted shape into smooth rounds keeps the sparkle looking deliberate. Hardness ranges from softer, dyed pieces like magnesite and howlite (around Mohs 3.5) up to garnet and quartz (7–7.5), so wipe beads with a soft cloth and keep softer or color-treated strands away from water and chemicals.