Microfaceted Round Beads
When you take a classic shaped bead like a round and add facets to it you get even more of that beautiful shine and color. Micro-facets go the extra mile, more facets means more sparkle.
Products: 236
Russian Amazonite 3mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBlack Tourmalinated Quartz 4mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch*
Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying ...
View full detailsGreen Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Green Tourmaline ranges in color from pale green to dark emerald to shades of olive and moss green. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron,...
View full detailsGuatemalan Jade 3mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch*
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...
View full detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 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 detailsBlue Zircon 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch
Zircon occurs in a variety of colors including yellow, green, red, reddish brown and blue hues, as well as colorless. Colorless Zircon of the highe...
View full detailsMulti Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round - 15 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 detailsRuby 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsBlue Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch
Blue Tourmaline ranges in color from green to blue to yellow to green with black, milky white and clear, colorless inclusions. It is an aluminum bo...
View full detailsMulti Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 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 3mm Faceted Round - 15 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 detailsGreen Garnet 3mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 15 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 detailsPetro Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 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 detailsBlue & Green Apatite 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...
View full detailsMulti Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 detailsAfrican Jade 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Red Coral 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Coral is the skeletons of once to living sea coral, composed of hard calcium carbonate, colored by carotenoids. The colors of coral are permanent a...
View full detailsTourmaline 3mm Yellow & Green Banded Faceted Round - 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 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 detailsEmerald 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 detailsLepidolite 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
A particularly soft stone, Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral as well as a significant sour...
View full detailsDiopside 4mm Faceted Round AAA Grade - 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 detailsRuby 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsRuby (Heated) 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsRuby (Heated) 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsRuby 2mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsRuby (Sri Lanka) 3mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...
View full detailsSapphire 4mm Banded Purple Faceted Round A Grade - 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 detailsMulti Sapphire 3mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 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 detailsMulti Sapphire 3mm Faceted Round - 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 detailsSapphire 4mm Dark Blue Faceted Round A Grade - 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 detailsHubei Turquoise 5mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 2mm Banded Faceted Round - 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 detailsLarimar 4mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Larimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation...
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Frequently asked questions
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What is a microfaceted round bead?
A microfaceted round is a small spherical bead covered in dozens of tiny diamond-cut facets rather than a smooth polished surface. The facets are deliberately small and densely packed, so the bead reads as a sparkling sphere rather than a geometric shape. Most microfaceted rounds are machine-cut on calibrated rough to keep diameters consistent down the strand. The result is more light return than a smooth round at the same size, without the larger flat planes of a standard faceted round. Drill holes are center-drilled and sized for fine beading wire or silk. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in microfaceted round?
Dakota currently stocks microfaceted rounds primarily in 3mm (126 products) and 4mm (142 products), with a smaller selection at 2mm (43 products) and a handful at 5mm. This is a small-bead cut by design — the faceting math doesn't scale up cleanly, so you won't see 8mm or 10mm microfaceted rounds the way you do with smooth or standard faceted rounds. For most strung designs, 3mm and 4mm are the working sizes; 2mm is useful for delicate spacer runs and layered chains. Exact size should be disclosed. -
What stones come in microfaceted round at Dakota?
The deepest selection sits in colored stones where small-bead sparkle adds value: turquoise (36), tourmaline (31), sapphire (19), cubic zirconia (19), ruby (18), garnet (14), quartz (12), opal (11), spinel (10), and chrysoprase (10), among others. Across 325 active SKUs, you'll also find agates, jaspers, and other quartz-family stones in this cut. Treatment varies by stone — dyed, stabilized, heated, or natural — so check the listing for what applies to a specific strand and ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What jewelry works best with microfaceted round beads?
Microfaceted rounds are designed for fine, light-catching work: layered necklaces, delicate bracelets, beaded chains, and accents on metalwork. The 2–4mm size range slips inside bezels and between larger focal beads as a sparkling spacer. They knot well on silk for traditional bead-by-bead stringing and string cleanly on fine wire or chain. Because the facets are so small, the bead reads as color-plus-shimmer rather than as cut geometry, which makes microfaceted rounds versatile next to smooth rondelles, briolettes, or cabochon-set focals without competing visually. -
Microfaceted vs faceted round — what's the difference?
A standard faceted round has a smaller number of larger facets — typically 32, 64, or 96 across the bead — so each facet reads as a distinct flat plane and the bead has a clear geometric structure. A microfaceted round has many more, much smaller facets, so the surface reads as a textured shimmer rather than discrete planes. Microfaceted gives more uniform sparkle and works better at small diameters where larger facets would look chunky. Standard faceted rounds hold up better at larger sizes where individual facets become a design feature.