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
Emerald 4mm Round 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 detailsGreen Apatite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Green Apatite is a transparent to translucent stone that may be green, yellow to green or sea to green in color. Apatite has been labeled the “dece...
View full detailsBumble Bee Jasper 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Blue Apatite Multi 4mm Round Faceted - 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 detailsBrazilian Amazonite Clear 4mm Microfaceted Round - 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 detailsAustralian Chrysoprase 4mm Round Faceted - 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 detailsAmazonite 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 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 detailsAlashan Agate 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Yellow/Blue 2mm Round 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 detailsHubei Turquoise Banded Blue/Brown/Black 4mm Round 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 detailsHubei Turquoise Multi 2mm Round 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 detailsHubei Turquoise Multi 3mm Round 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 detailsHubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Blue/Black/Olive 3mm Round 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 detailsYellow Green Banded Tourmaline 3mm 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 detailsAquamarine 4mm Faceted Round Banded AAA Grade - 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 detailsTourmaline 4mm Faceted Round AAA 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 detailsTourmaline 2mm Faceted Round AA 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 detailsPink Green Yellow Banded Tourmaline 2mm 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 detailsAustralian Chrysoprase 4mm Faceted Round AAA Grade - 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 detailsEmerald 3mm Round 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 detailsDiopside 4mm Round Faceted A 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 detailsSapphire 3mm Round Faceted AAA 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 detailsSapphire 4mm 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 detailsEmerald 3mm Faceted Round A 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 detailsRuby and Sapphire 2mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch
Ruby has long been considered one of the most beautiful and valuable gemstones on the planet. It is also one of the hardest, second only to Diamond...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) White 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Purple 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Pink 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Lavender 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Orange Garnet 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Carnelian 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Light Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Multi 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsCubic Zirconia (CZ) Peach 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Cubic Zirconia, abbreviated as CZ, is a lab-made form of zirconium dioxide. Made to resemble Diamonds, these stones offer the same beauty and spark...
View full detailsBlue Tourmaline 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 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 detailsArusha Sunstone 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.
Arusha Sunstone 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.
Seraphinite 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...
View full detailsSeraphinite 2mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...
View full detailsRuby and Sapphire 4mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch
Ruby has long been considered one of the most beautiful and valuable gemstones on the planet. It is also one of the hardest, second only to Diamond...
View full detailsRuby 4mm Microfaceted Round A 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 3mm Round Faceted A 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 2mm Round Faceted A 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 detailsPeridot 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 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 detailsPrehnite 3mm Round 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 4mm Round Faceted AA 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 detailsPeridot 3mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 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...
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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.