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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.

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Emerald 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Green Apatite 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Bumble Bee Jasper 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Apatite Multi 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Brazilian Amazonite Clear 4mm Microfaceted Round - 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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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Round Faceted - 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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Amazonite 4mm Microfaceted Round 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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Alashan Agate 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Yellow/Blue 2mm Round Faceted - 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 Banded Blue/Brown/Black 4mm Round Faceted - 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 Multi 2mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise Multi 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Hubei Turquoise Banded Brown/Blue/Black/Olive 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Green Banded Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round - 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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Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Round Banded AAA 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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Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Round AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Pink Green Yellow Banded Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Faceted Round AAA Grade - 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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Emerald 3mm Round Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Diopside 4mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Sapphire 3mm Round Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red!  They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Sapphire 4mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red!  They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...

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Emerald 3mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby and Sapphire 2mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) White 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Purple 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Pink 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Lavender 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Orange Garnet 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Carnelian 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Light Green 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Multi 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Peach 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Tourmaline 4mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Arusha Sunstone 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.

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Arusha Sunstone 3mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Arusha Sunstone is a combination of Feldspar and Beryl.

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Seraphinite 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...

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Seraphinite 2mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...

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Ruby and Sapphire 4mm Round Faceted A Grade Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby 2mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Peridot 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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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Prehnite 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Prehnite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Peridot 3mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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About this cut

Microfaceted Round bead shape diagram
Cut name
Microfaceted Round
Drill style
Center-drilled
Typical sizes
4mm3mm2mm5mm
Stones in this cut
TurquoiseTourmalineCubic ZirconiaSapphireRubyGarnetQuartzOpalChrysopraseSpinelAquamarineBeryl
Common uses
layered delicate necklacesfine beaded chainsparkle spacers between focalsknotted silk strandsdelicate braceletsearring accent runsmixed-cut color stories
Related cuts
Faceted Round, Round, Microfaceted Rondelle
Design notes
Reach for microfaceted rounds when you want sparkle at a small scale — they outperform smooth rounds for light return at 3–4mm without the chunky facet geometry of standard faceted rounds at the same size. They pair well as spacers between larger faceted rondelles, briolettes, or bezel-set focals, where the fine shimmer reads as texture rather than competing shape. For all-microfaceted strands, mix two or three stones in the same size to build color stories; for mixed-cut designs, treat them as the sparkle layer between smooth and dramatically faceted neighbors.

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.