Microfaceted Rondelle Beads
Faceted Rondelles ranging from 2mm - 5mm for all of your jewelry making needs. Rondelle beads are a great shape to work with and we have an outstanding variety to choose from.
Products: 38
Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 3x4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
Chrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline C...
View full detailsCitrine 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle 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 detailsEmerald 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 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 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted - 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 detailsGolden Sunstone 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted - 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 detailsGreen Kyanite 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...
View full detailsHematite Copper Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...
View full detailsHematite Dark Gold Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle 15-16 Inch
Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...
View full detailsHematite Pyrite Color Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle 15-16 Inch
Hematite Silver Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 inch
Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...
View full detailsHematite White Silver Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle 15-16 Inch
Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster. When tumbled it can have the look of polished steel. Hematite is bla...
View full detailsIolite 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 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 detailsLabradorite 2.5x4 Faceted Rondelle AAA Grade - 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 detailsMorganite 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade Banded - 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 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 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 detailsMulti Tourmaline 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade- 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 detailsMulti Tourmaline 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle - 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 detailsOrange Garnet Faceted 3x4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
Orange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called “Cinnamon Stone” for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of sp...
View full detailsPeach Moonstone 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 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 detailsPink Tourmaline 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
Pink Tourmaline ranges in color from light pink to deep magenta, with inclusions of white to colorless translucent or transparent. Tourmaline occur...
View full detailsPrehnite 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsPrehnite 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsSunstone 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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 detailsTopaz 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 inch
Topaz is a rare silicate mineral and obtains much of its popularity from its beautiful colors and its status as a birthstone. Topaz occurs in a wi...
View full detailsVariscite Faceted 2x3mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
About this cut
Frequently asked questions
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What is a microfaceted rondelle bead?
A microfaceted rondelle is a small, slightly flattened (wider than tall) bead cut with many tiny facets across its surface. The microfaceting catches light from every angle, giving the strand a continuous shimmer rather than the discrete sparkle of a larger faceted bead. Because the cut is tight and the bead is small, microfaceted rondelles read almost like a textured chain when strung. They're center-drilled through the short axis so they sit flat against each other, and they're typically cut from harder material that can hold crisp facet edges at small sizes. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in microfaceted rondelle?
Dakota's current microfaceted rondelle stock concentrates in the small end of the range: 4mm leads with 34 strands, 3mm follows with 27, and there's a 2mm group of 10. There's also a meaningful 2x4mm run (11 strands) for designers who want a flatter profile, plus smaller counts in 2–6mm graduated, 3x4mm, 5mm, and 6mm. Most stones in this cut top out at 4mm — beyond that, faceting becomes coarser and the bead reads as faceted rondelle rather than microfaceted. Exact size and hole size should appear on each listing. -
What stones come in microfaceted rondelle?
Tourmaline is the deepest run (12 strands), followed by hematite (6) and metallic-plated stock (5). Aquamarine, moonstone, sapphire, and ruby each appear in 4 strands; iolite, rose quartz, and quartz each in 3. The pattern reflects what cuts well at this scale — harder, finer-grained materials hold microfacets cleanly, which is why corundum (sapphire, ruby), beryl (aquamarine), tourmaline, and quartz family stones dominate. Treatment varies by stone and should be listed — ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What jewelry does microfaceted rondelle work best for?
Microfaceted rondelles are the workhorse of layering necklaces, delicate bracelets, and accent runs in beaded jewelry. At 2–4mm they're small enough to read as a continuous sparkle line rather than as individual beads, which makes them ideal for sliding into knotted designs, pairing with gold or silver findings, or running between larger focal beads. Designers also use them as spacers in tassel necklaces and as the full-length material in stretch bracelets where catchlight matters more than color blocking. They pair cleanly with smooth rounds, faceted rounds, and seed pearls. -
How does microfaceted differ from faceted rondelle?
Both are flattened, center-drilled beads with cut facets, but microfaceted has many more, smaller facets — often dozens around the bead rather than the 8–16 of a standard faceted rondelle. The result is a finer, more diffuse sparkle versus the brighter, more defined flash of a larger-faceted bead. Microfaceted strands almost always sit in the 2–4mm range; faceted rondelles run larger. If you want a delicate shimmer line, choose microfaceted. If you want each bead to read individually with sharper light returns, choose faceted rondelle.