Gray Beads
Gray gemstone beads can bring a sense of calm, neutrality, and balance to any jewelry design. Creating pieces with gorgeous gray tones like those found in labradorite, cat's eye quartz, or agate can relax or stabilize the vibes of jewelry design. Metaphysical Properties: Gray symbolizes balance, practicality, and control. Color Pairings: As a cool neutral, gray can be paired with many colors such as pink, yellow, blue, black, white, or clear.
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Labradorite 10mm Round A Grade - 8-Inch
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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
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Gray Wood 6mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood beads are top quality and sourced from the best ethically produced manufacturers. Natural wood beads have...
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Graywood 10mm Round Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood beads are top quality and sourced from the best ethically produced manufacturers. Natural wood beads have...
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Botswana Agate 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads
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Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Aga...
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Silver Crazy Lace Agate 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Silver Crazy Lace Agate is a naturally occurring form of Crazy Lace Agate, a banded Chalcedony that is predominantly white with layers of brown, gr...
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Botswana Agate 10mm Round 15-16 Inch
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Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Aga...
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Graphic Feldspar 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Feldspars are a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, containing sodium, calcium, potassium or barium. The most common members of...
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Graphic Feldspar 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads
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Feldspars are a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, containing sodium, calcium, potassium or barium. The most common members of...
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Labradorite Plated 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
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Ice Obsidian 10mm Round - 8-Inch
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Ice Obsidian is a light brown to green to gray volcanic stone. Obsidian is formed when felsic lava cools without crystal growth. It is sometimes us...
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Labradorite 10mm Heart AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
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Mexican Laguna Lace Agate 10mm Round - 15-16 inch
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Mexican Laguna Lace Agate is one of the most prized agates in the world. It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet,...
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YooperLIKE 10mm Round - 16-Inch Strands
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YooperLIKE is a Syenite rock that is rich with fluorescent Sodalite. While fairly nondescript under normal lighting conditions, YooperLIKE explodes...
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Black Moonstone 10mm Round - 15-16 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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Labradorite 10x13mm Irregular Tear Drop - 15-16 Inch
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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
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Eagle Eye Stone 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Similar to Tiger's Eye, this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed ...
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About gray beads
Color family
Grays & cool neutrals
Shade range
Silver-graySlateDoveAshSmokeCharcoalPearl gray
Stones in this color
LabradoriteAgateBotswana AgateObsidianWood BeadsCrazy Lace AgateEagle EyeMeteoriteMoonstoneMetallic & PlatedJasperK2+1 more
Birthstones in this color
June (Moonstone, gray varieties)
Complements
Jewel tones (sapphire, emerald, garnet, amethyst) for high contrast; sterling silver for monochrome looks; warm bronze for unexpected pairings.
Typical treatments
Natural (Labradorite, Hematite, Gray Moonstone)Polishing only
Design notes
Labradorite dominates this collection — its blue-green flash on a gray base is the signature look. Botswana Agate provides banded gray variety; Meteorite and Eagle Eye are the specialty stones at the higher end.
Frequently asked questions
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What gray gemstone beads do you carry?
Labradorite dominates by volume — its blue-green flash on a gray base is the signature look. Botswana Agate provides banded gray variety; Gray Moonstone offers softer adularescent flash. Meteorite and Eagle Eye are the specialty stones at the higher end. Hematite and natural Wood Beads cover the metallic-gray and organic-gray ranges respectively. -
What makes labradorite flash?
Labradorescence — an optical effect caused by light reflecting off internal twinning layers within the crystal structure of labradorite feldspar. The effect appears as moving blue, green, gold, or rainbow flashes that shift with viewing angle. The base body color is typically gray to gray-green; the flash is the defining feature. Stones without flash are technically labradorite but are usually called 'feldspar' in the trade. -
Is meteorite real, and what kind do you sell?
Real meteorite beads exist on the market and Dakota carries them in limited quantities. The most common bead-trade meteorite is Muonionalusta (an iron-nickel meteorite from northern Sweden, ~1 million years old) cut and polished to reveal the characteristic Widmanstätten pattern — a crystalline lattice that forms only in slow-cooling space environments and cannot be replicated synthetically. Treatment for stability against rust is standard. -
Are any gray gemstones birthstones?
Gray Moonstone is a June birthstone variety alongside white Moonstone and Pearl. No other gray stones are on the official modern list, though Labradorite is sometimes used as an alternate stone in birthstone designs for its versatility. -
How do I clean labradorite without damaging the flash?
Wipe with a soft, slightly damp cloth. Avoid ultrasonic cleaners (the cleavage planes in labradorite are sensitive to vibration), harsh solvents, and abrasive cleaning compounds. The flash is an internal optical effect, not a surface coating, so it cannot be cleaned off — but the polish that allows the flash to read clearly can be dulled by improper cleaning. Mohs 6–6.5; harder than glass but softer than quartz.