Faceted Cube Beads
Incorporating faceted cube beads is a fantastic way to add dimension to even the simplest of designs. There are no limits in the ways you can use them.
Products: 174
Tourmaline 3mm Banded Table Cut Cube - 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 detailsBlack Spinel 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsGolden Sunstone 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...
View full detailsSapphire 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsPeridot 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLapis 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade 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 detailsLabradorite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsKunzite 3mm Table Cut Cube 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 detailsGreen Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCitrine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 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 detailsBrazilian Amazonite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 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 detailsEmerald 3mm Table Cut Cube AA Grade Bead - 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 detailsPurple Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 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 detailsAquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade 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 detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Table Cut Cube - 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 2.5mm Table Cut Cube 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 2.5mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6-7mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodalite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsBloody Iolite 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch
Iolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called “pleochroism,” which means that it ca...
View full detailsEthiopian Opal 2.5mm Cube Light Yellow Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994, with additional major finds in 2008 and 2013. Beautiful specimens of Precious Opal, Fire O...
View full detailsAustralian Boulder Opal 4mm Cube Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise Light Blue 2.5mm Cube Faceted AAA Grade - 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 Yellow/Light Blue/White 2.5mm Cube 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 detailsEmerald 4mm Cube Faceted AAA Grade - 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 detailsEmerald 2mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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 detailsRhodochrosite 3mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsBlue Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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 detailsRose Quartz 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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 detailsLemurian Aquatine Calcite 5mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch (Blue Onyx)
This unique stone is named after a now debunked theory of a continent called “Lemuria” thought to have sunk into the Indian Ocean. Though it is wid...
View full detailsBlack Moonstone 5mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsRose Quartz 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsSilver Phantom Quartz 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
Phantom Quartz form over pre to existing crystals. The boundaries of the included crystals are visible and are known as “phantoms.” Phantom Quartz ...
View full detailsNew Burma Jade 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
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, ...
View full detailsRhodochrosite 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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 detailsMorganite 4mm Cube Table Cut 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 detailsMorganite 2mm Cube Table Cut A Grade 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 detailsMulti Tourmaline 4mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsPlum Tourmaline 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsPeach Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...
View full detailsEmerald 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsMulti Tourmaline 2mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 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 detailsGolden Sunstone 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch
Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...
View full detailsPlum Tourmaline 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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 detailsFluorite 2mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsBlue Moonstone 2mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch
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 detailsMulti Tourmaline 2mm Cube Table Cut Banded Bead - 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 detailsPeach Moonstone 4mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...
View full detailsMalachite 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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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Frequently asked questions
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What is a faceted cube bead?
A faceted cube is a six-sided bead cut from a square block, with each face polished flat and edges chamfered or beveled to add additional small facets at the corners. Dakota's faceted cubes are typically drilled corner-to-corner (diagonal) rather than face-to-face, so the bead sits on a point and shows two faces forward on the strand. The flat faces catch light in broad flashes rather than the sparkle pattern of a faceted round, giving a more architectural, geometric read on the strand. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in faceted cube?
Current stock runs from 2mm up to roughly 8–9mm, with 4mm the deepest size by product count (39 SKUs), followed by 2mm (26), 7mm (18), 6mm (13), 3mm (13), and 5mm (9). A small number of 2.5mm and 8–9mm options round out the range. The 2mm–3mm sizes are typical for delicate spacer work and layered chains; 4mm–7mm sit comfortably as the primary bead in bracelets and necklaces. Sizes are nominal — measure for tight-tolerance work and check the listing for exact dimensions. -
What stones come in faceted cube?
Dakota carries 155 active faceted cube SKUs across a wide stone range. Top counts include Turquoise (16), Tourmaline (10), Moonstone (9), Beryl (8), Chrysoprase (6), Opal (6), Aquamarine (6), Iolite (5), Morganite (5), and Amethyst (5), with additional stones in smaller counts. Treatment varies by stone — turquoise is commonly stabilized, beryl and aquamarine may be heated, and color-enhanced material exists in several lines. Treatment should be disclosed; ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What jewelry does faceted cube work best for?
Faceted cubes shine in pieces where you want geometric structure alongside light play — strung bracelets, station necklaces, and minimalist earring drops where each bead reads as a distinct shape rather than blending into a curve. The corner-drilled orientation makes them sit point-down between knots or spacers, which works well for hand-knotted designs. They pair cleanly with smooth rounds, faceted rondelles, and metal cube spacers. Smaller 2mm–3mm cubes also work as accent beads between larger focals. -
Faceted cube vs smooth cube vs table-cut — what's the difference?
A smooth cube has six flat polished faces and no additional faceting. A faceted cube adds beveled corners or small facets at the edges, so light catches at the chamfers as well as the main faces. Table-cut cubes (sometimes sold under that name) typically have larger, deliberate corner facets that read almost as a separate cut. Dakota's faceted cubes sit in the middle — flat primary faces with chamfered edges — giving more sparkle than a smooth cube without losing the geometric silhouette. Check the product photo for the specific facet style on each SKU.