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Green Beads

Choose from beautiful jade, aventurine, malachite, and more in our green gemstone beads collection. We think you'll find a wide variety of freshness and hope with these lovely gemstone strands. Metaphysical Properties: The color green is often associated with renewal, growth, abundance, and nature. Chakra: Green is connected to the Heart Chakra, which symbolizes love, compassion, empathy, and health.

Green Gemstone Beads for Jewelry Making & Crafting

Green Turban Snail 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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The green turban shell, also known as Turbo marmoratus, is a large marine snail characterized by its distinctive, heavy, and often marbled green sh...

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Malachite 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon

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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...

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Seraphinite 10mm A Grade Coin Cabochon

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Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...

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Verdite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Verdite is a light to dark-green metamorphic rock, and is a variety of Fuchsite, which is itself a form of Muscovite. It appears green because of t...

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Tree Agate 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Tree Agate is not banded like other Agates, and therefore is not an Agate in the strictest terms. Rather than banding, Tree Agate has dendritic inc...

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Prehnite 10mm Round AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...

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New Jade 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Jade is the industry name for this beautiful deep green stone. Ours is actually a Serpentine, but takes a trained eye and a microscope to discern t...

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Green Chalcedony 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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African Green Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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African Green Jasper is a single to colored opaque stone, ranging in color from a deep olive green to a pale spring green with brown banding or str...

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Variscite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Variscite is a hydrated aluminum phosphate is formed when phosphate-rich water reacts with aluminum-rich rocks near the surface. In its purest form...

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Russian Amazonite 10mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Russian Amazonite is a translucent blue to green to green or light green stone, occurring with inclusions of white, black or yellow. It is named fo...

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Peruvian Turquoise (Chrysocolla) 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Peruvian Turquoise is also known as Turquoise Chrysocolla. It’s attractive blue-green provides a unique color to the mineral world. Peruvian Turquo...

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Pilbara Prase 10mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Pilbara Prase is a chrome-rich chert gemstone that originates from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is also known as Dragon's Blood Ston...

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Madagascar Dendiritc Green Opal 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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This variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns. These inclusions consist of iron, mangane...

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Jadeite 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Jade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years, initially as tools b...

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Green Garnet 10mm Round Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...

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Diopside 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Green Rutilated Quartz 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...

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Peridot 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems, the other being Diamond, that is not formed in the Earth’s crust. Rather, it is born in the molten r...

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New Burma Jade 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch

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New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive, sea green, green, ...

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Malachite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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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...

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Jade 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch

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Jade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years, initially as tools b...

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Diopside 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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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...

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Atlantisite Stichtite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Olive Jade 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval A Grade - 15-16-Inch

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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...

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Australian Chrysoprase AA 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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Jadeite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Green and White Jade 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Peruvian Chrysocolla 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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African Jade with Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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West African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade. Its bright green coloration is due to traces of chromium. Metaphys...

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African Turquoise 10mm Round AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...

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Selenite 10mm Round Green Purple (Dyed) - 15-16 Inch

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Selenite is a crystal formed from the mineral gypsum, which comes in many forms and color variations, but has been used historically to describe th...

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Unakite 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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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...

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BC Jade 10mm Round - Large Hole Beads

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Green Angelite Cat's Eye 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Cat’s Eye is a quartz stone that appears in a range of colors including white, gray, green, yellow and brown. The fibrous asbestos inclusions in th...

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Hydrogrossular Garnet 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hydrogrossular garnet is an especially rare gemstone. It's defined by a bright green color, and most commonly found with black inclusions. These in...

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Australian Chrysoprase 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...

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Prehnite with Rutilate 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...

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Green Goldstone 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Green Goldstone is an opaque, almost black glass with flecks of copper suspended within it. These flecks glitter as they catch the light and appear...

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Australian Green Opal Light Green 10mm Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Australian Green Opal is a variety of Common Opal which is a mixture of Opal and nontronite. Common Opal is generally opaque, without the play of c...

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Australian Green Opal 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Australian Green Opal is a variety of Common Opal which is a mixture of Opal and nontronite. Common Opal is generally opaque, without the play of c...

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Green Lodalite Quartz 6-8X8-10mm Pebble - 15-16 inch

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Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....

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Green Lodalite Quartz 6-8X10-12mm Nugget Faceted - 15-16 inch

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Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....

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Tourmalated Quartz Green 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Tourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline. These needle to like black inclusions of Tourmaline are quite striking wi...

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Green Aventurine 10mm Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch

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Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...

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Green Aventurine 10mm Round Large Hole Bead 8-Inch

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Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...

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Hubei Turquoise 10mm Coin Cabochon

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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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Green Aventurine (AAA) 10mm Round 8-Inch

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Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...

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About green beads

Color family
Greens (cool & warm)
Shade range
MintSageOliveForestEmeraldSea greenTealApple green
Stones in this color
African TurquoiseJasperChrysopraseTurquoisePrehniteGreen AventurineEmeraldGarnetMalachiteQuartzOpalDiopside+39 more
Birthstones in this color
May (Emerald); August (Peridot)
Complements
Red, garnet, and warm coral for complementary contrast; copper and brass for earthy warmth; cream and ivory for fresh, springlike palettes.
Typical treatments
Heat (Emerald)Dye (African Turquoise — actually dyed jasper)Natural (Malachite, Prehnite, Chrysoprase, Aventurine)
Design notes
One of the most diverse color families in the catalog — 51 distinct stones cover everything from pale Prehnite to deep Malachite. African Turquoise is a dyed product (it is not true Turquoise); the disclosure is important when matching to authentic Turquoise palettes.

Frequently asked questions

  • What green gemstone beads do you carry?
    Green is one of Dakota's most diverse color families — over 50 distinct stones contribute. Volume leaders include African Turquoise (a dyed jasper, not true turquoise), Green Jasper, Chrysoprase, real Turquoise, Prehnite, Green Aventurine, Emerald, Malachite, and Diopside. Specialty material includes Variscite, Serpentine, Tsavorite Garnet, Demantoid, and Chrome Diopside.
  • Is African turquoise actually turquoise?
    No — African Turquoise is dyed jasper, despite the name. The marketing convention is industry-wide but the mineralogy is different: true turquoise is a copper-aluminum phosphate, while African Turquoise is a silica-based jasper dyed to mimic turquoise color and matrix. Disclosure matters when matching to authentic Turquoise palettes — the texture and luster are visibly different in person.
  • Is your emerald treated?
    Yes — over 99% of emerald on the global market is oiled (cedarwood oil is the traditional industry standard) to fill surface-reaching fractures and improve clarity. Oiling is a permanent treatment in the sense that it's accepted by the trade, but it requires care: avoid ultrasonic cleaners, steam cleaning, and harsh solvents, which can drive the oil out. Lab-grown emerald is also available and is typically untreated.
  • Which green gemstones are birthstones?
    Emerald is the May birthstone; Peridot is the August birthstone. Both appear in the catalog at multiple price points — Emerald in faceted rondelles and chips for fine-jewelry work, Peridot in smooth rounds and faceted rondelles.
  • How do I tell malachite apart from imitations?
    Real malachite has distinctive concentric or banded green patterns (the result of accretion in copper-rich groundwater) that are very difficult to fake convincingly. Imitations are typically pressed/reconstituted malachite (still real material, bonded with resin) or polymer/glass mimics. Practical tests: real malachite is heavy (specific gravity 3.6–4.0), cool to the touch, and Mohs 3.5–4 (it will scratch easily). Disclosure of reconstituted material should be disclosed.