Gemstone Focals
A single focal can define an entire piece of jewelry, and our collection is built for that moment. Browse statement pendants with top-drilled bails, perfectly domed cabochons ready for bezels, classic center-drilled donuts, and designer collar sets—all cut to showcase dramatic true color, intricate matrix, or mirror-bright translucence.
Shapes range from ovals and coins to free-form marquise; materials span crowd-pleasers like labradorite and turquoise to rarities such as larimar or pietersite. While patterns and dimensions vary slightly—proof each stone is natural—every focal passes Dakota Stones standards for polish, stability, and visual impact.
Choose a centerpiece, frame it with complementary rounds or keep it minimal on leather, and let the stone do the talking. Whatever your design style, this focal lineup supplies the show-stopping element that turns good jewelry into unforgettable art.
Focal Beads for Jewelry Making – Highlight Your Designs
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Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper Matte 40mm Square Donut - Pendant
Mexican Red Snowflake Jasper is a naturally occurring Jasper with deep red, bright red, pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily bla...
View full detailsPink Impression Jasper 14mm Irregular Gold-Plated Square Connector Pendant
Impression Jasper comes in a variety of colors and possibly more names. The material comes with variety of tan and crimson matrix colors which crea...
View full detailsAmethyst 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant
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 detailsMexican Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Silver Plated - Pendant
Mexican Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Silver Plated - Pendant
Lapis 12x25mm Faceted Oval Focal Connector - Silver
This faceted oval focal piece can be used as a pendant or use as a link or connector. It can be a great addition to a design by using it vertically...
View full detailsPicasso Jasper 40mm Donut Pendant
Picasso Jasper is a stone with such beautiful colors and painterly patterns that is was named after Pablo Picasso. Commonly occurring in black or g...
View full detailsDark Dumortierite 40mm Donut Pendant
Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue, green and brown to the more rare violet and pink. First described ...
View full detailsUnakite 40mm Donut Pendant
Unakite is a granite composed of pink Feldspar and Epidote, creating a beautiful blend of pink and green in mottled patterns. The colors in this st...
View full detailsMontana Moss Agate 10x14mm A Grade Oval Cabochon
Montana Moss Agate is an unusual Moss Agate in that it exhibits some banding, along with the dendritic inclusions of manganese and iron typical of ...
View full detailsMuoinionalusta Meteorite 16mm Coin Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail
This coin shaped meteorite pendant is stunning and ready-to-wear! Each pendant will be the same size and shape, but the difference in the pattern r...
View full details40mm Howlite, Coral, & MOP Mosaic Pendant Pair
Each pendant pair will vary slightly from what is pictured.
Iron Zebra Jasper 27x34mm Slice Silver Plated - Pendant
Iron Zebra Jasper displays streaks or stripes of colors ranging from dark, rich browns and grays to lighter golden browns and creams. It has charac...
View full detailsBlue Rose Quartz 12x25mm Faceted Oval Focal Connector - Silver
This faceted oval focal piece can be used as a pendant or use as a link or connector. It can be a great addition to a design by using it vertically...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Silver Plated Pendant
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 detailsFluorite 13x18mm AAA Grade Oval Cabochon
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...
View full detailsTiger Eye 13x38mm Point Pair - Pendant
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 12x25mm Faceted Oval Focal Connector A Grade - Silver
This faceted oval focal piece can be used as a pendant or use as a link or connector. It can be a great addition to a design by using it vertically...
View full detailsLarvikite 40mm Donut Pendant
The name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the worlds attention in...
View full detailsOutback Jasper 40mm Donut Pendant
Outback Jasper is a milky white to light pink to golden brown stone, with striking patterns that may resemble birch bark or wood grain. Jaspers are...
View full detailsAtlantisite Stichtite 10x40mm Fan Pendant Pair
Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...
View full detailsMalachite 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon
Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
View full detailsBlue Apatite 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon
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 detailsFluorite 15-22x26-30mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon
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...
View full detailsBotswana Agate 10x14mm A Grade Oval Cabochon
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 detailsAfrican Green Jasper 40mm Donut Pendant
African Green Jasper is a single-colored opaque stone, ranging in color from a deep olive green to a pale spring green with brown banding or stripe...
View full detailsPolychrome 29x46-60x80mm Free Form Oval Pendant - CLEARANCE
Amethyst 12x25mm Faceted Oval Focal Connector - Silver
This faceted oval focal piece can be used as a pendant or use as a link or connector. It can be a great addition to a design by using it vertically...
View full detailsBlue Moonstone 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant
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...
View full detailsMalachite 12mm AAA Grade Coin Cabochon
Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
View full detailsMuonionalusta Meteorite 12mm Rose Gold Pyramid Pendant - DSPremier
All gemstones are fascinating and special. They come from far-away, remote parts of the globe. These Muonionalusta Meteorite beads, however, are mo...
View full detailsNatural Chinese Turquoise 8mm Square Cabochon
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 detailsCuprite 24x36mm Free Form Marquise Pendant - CLEARANCE
Cuprite is a copper oxide mineral frequently found in association with copper deposits as well as azurite, chrysocolla, malachite and a variety of ...
View full detailsBrazilian Amazonite 12x25mm Faceted Oval Focal Connector - Silver
This faceted oval focal piece can be used as a pendant or use as a link or connector. It can be a great addition to a design by using it vertically...
View full detailsRed Creek Jasper 40mm Donut Pendant
Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...
View full detailsRhodonite with Matrix 40mm Donut Pendant
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 detailsStrawberry Quartz 13x22mm Faceted Heart Gold Plated Pendant
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 detailsAmethyst 13x22mm Faceted Heart Gold Plated Pendant
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 13x18mm A Grade Oval Cabochon
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 20mm AAA Grade Coin Cabochon
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 detailsChrysocolla 15-21x24-36mm AAA Grade Medium Free Form Cabochon
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 detailsChrysocolla 13x18mm A Grade Oval Cabochon
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 detailsPietersite 15-21x16-24mm A Grade Small Free Form Cabochon
Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catc...
View full detailsPolychrome 29x41-47x59mm Free Form Oval Pendant - CLEARANCE
Lapis 9x32mm Faceted Tear Drop Gold Plated Pendant
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 detailsOcean Jasper 14x23mm A Grade Oval Cabochon
Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz an...
View full detailsBlue Lace Agate 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon
Blue Lace Agate is a naturally occuring soft blue agate, laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue, periwinkle, white and occasionally gray or br...
View full detailsBlue Lace Agate 12mm A Grade Coin Cabochon
Blue Lace Agate is a naturally occuring soft blue agate, laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue, periwinkle, white and occasionally gray or br...
View full detailsLabradorite 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon
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 detailsFrequently asked questions
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What is a focal bead and how do designers use it?
A focal is a larger single bead or pendant — typically 12–40mm — meant to anchor a design rather than repeat down a strand. Designers center one focal on a necklace, hang it as a pendant from a chain or beaded strand, or use it as the visual stop between sections of smaller beads. Because the focal carries the eye, pattern, color zoning, and matrix in the stone matter more than they would on a 6mm round. Most focals in this category ship as individual pieces or small lots rather than full strands, so check the listing for quantity per listing. -
What focal shapes does Dakota carry?
The category covers donuts, ovals, slices, teardrops, squares, free-form shapes, marquise, and guru beads used at the head of a mala. Donuts are the most common (often 38–40mm) and work well on cord or with bail wraps. Slices show interior banding and matrix from the cut face and are usually free-form in outline. Teardrops and ovals drill top-down as pendants; squares and rounds typically drill through the center. Each cut style routes to a sub-collection so you can browse by shape rather than scrolling the full focals hub. -
How large do focal beads typically run?
Most focals fall between 12mm and 40mm. Common sizes include 12mm rounds and squares, 13x18mm and 12x25mm ovals and teardrops, 9x32mm marquise and elongated drops, 15mm donuts, and 38–40mm donuts and slices for statement pendants. Slices and free-forms vary piece to piece because they follow the natural shape of the cut, so the listed dimension is nominal — expect ±1–2mm variation. Exact measurements should be disclosed; ask before buying if a specific size is critical to your finished design. -
What's the difference between top-drilled and center-drilled focals?
Top-drilled focals have the hole running side-to-side near the top of the bead, so the piece hangs as a pendant — common on teardrops, ovals, and slices. Center-drilled focals have the hole running through the long axis like a regular bead, so they sit in-line on a strand or wire. Donuts use a large central hole and are usually strung on cord, leather, or with a bail. Drill direction changes how you finish the piece, so confirm the drill style before ordering findings or stringing material. -
Which stones work best as focals?
Pattern-rich material reads strongest at focal size. Jasper is the largest group here — picture jasper, ocean jasper, and landscape varieties all show scenic banding that benefits from a larger cut surface. Agate and botswana agate carry visible banding; labradorite and tiger eye carry chatoyancy and flash that need surface area to show. Lapis, amazonite, turquoise, rose quartz, and quartz round out the offering for solid-color or translucent focals. Treatment varies by stone — stabilization on turquoise, dye on some agates — and should be disclosed; ask before buying if it isn't specified.