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Faceted Cube Beads

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.

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Iolite Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Amethyst 4mm Table Cut Faceted Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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 ...

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Citrine 2mm Table Cut Cube A grade Banded - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Multi Spinel 2mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Morganite Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Brazilian Amazonite Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Yellow Opal 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It sometimes features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that bran...

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Golden Sunstone Natural 4mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Rutilated Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 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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Botswana Agate 7x10 mm Table Cut Cube - 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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Rainbow Moonstone 4x6 mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy, as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moon...

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4x6 mm Peach Moonstone Natural Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 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. Its soft chatoyancy is remins...

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Brazilian Amazonite 4x6 mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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4x6 mm Dendritic Opal Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 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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Black Tourmaline 4x6mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Black Tourmaline is a black crystalline aluminum borosilicate mineral with occasional light gray inclusions that appear as flecks or veins. Tourmal...

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Lapis 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube-15-16 Inch

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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...

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Green Lodalite Quartz 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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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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Pietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Cube Faceted, Banded, With Brown - 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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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Natural Cube Banded, Faceted, A-Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Blood Quartz 2mm Banded Faceted Cube 15-16 Inch

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Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the ...

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Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 2mm Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise Banded 2mm Faceted Cube 15-16 Inch

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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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Hubei Turquoise 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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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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Sunstone 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Red Botswana Agate 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Red Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana...

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Labradorite 2mm Faceted Cube - 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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Gold Rutilated Quartz 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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

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Aquamarine 2mm Faceted Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Aquamarine 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Chrysoprase Faceted 4mm Cube - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE

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About this cut

Faceted Cube bead shape diagram
Cut name
Faceted Cube
Drill style
Center-drilled (corner to corner)
Typical sizes
4mm2mm7mm6mm3mm5mm2.5mm8-9mm
Stones in this cut
TurquoiseTourmalineMoonstoneBerylAquamarineChrysopraseOpalAmethystFluoriteMorganiteIoliteAmazonite
Common uses
geometric strung braceletsstation necklaces with knotted spacingminimalist earring dropsaccent beads between focal stonesmen's bracelet designslayered delicate chains (2mm–3mm)mixed-cut strands with rounds and rondelles
Related cuts
Cube, Table Cut Cube
Design notes
Faceted cubes read more architectural than faceted rounds — the flat faces give broad light flashes rather than continuous sparkle, so they work well when you want geometry to be part of the design language. Because they're drilled corner-to-corner, they sit point-down on the strand and need a hair more bead-to-bead clearance than a round of the same nominal size; account for that when calculating strand length. Pair with smooth rounds or faceted rondelles to soften the geometry, or run all-cube for a clean modernist look. In 2mm–3mm sizes they function as spacers; 4mm and up they're strong enough to carry as the primary bead.

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.