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Faceted & Microfaceted Shaped Beads

Faceted & Microfaceted Shaped Beads

Faceted gemstone beads turn light into the sparkle line of a design — every strand here is cut with flat, polished planes, from classic faceted rounds and rondelles to table-cut cubes, coins, energy prisms, and lanterns. Beads 6mm and up are our standard faceted cuts; under 6mm we call them microfaceted — dozens of tiny facets that read as continuous shimmer on 2–5mm beads.

The specs designers ask about first: sizes run 2mm through 10mm, deepest at 3–4mm and 8mm. Standard strands are 15–16 inch with 0.8–1.1mm holes — comfortable on beading wire, silk, or doubled thread — and about 70 large-hole styles (2–2.5mm holes) come on 8-inch strands for leather and knotted cord. Roughly 70 stones are in stock faceted right now, led by tourmaline, quartz, garnet, labradorite, and Hubei turquoise, and grades and treatments (plated, dyed, lab-made CZ and terahertz) are stated in every product title.

Every strand is checked in Minnesota for facet consistency, color, and grade before it ships, and the promise is simple: every bead on the strand is usable. Filter by stone, size, or shape to narrow to exactly what your project needs.
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Aquamarine 2.5mm Banded Table Cut Cube Bead - 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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Devil Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Multi Round Bead - 15-16 Inch

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"Devil Aquamarine" (or "Devil Blue Aquamarine") is a market term for natural aquamarine characterized by deep blue, dark tones, and inclusions of b...

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Devil Aquamarine 4mm Banded Faceted Round Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Devil Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Cube AA Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Devil Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Round A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Topaz 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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SPECIAL PRICE Chrysoprase 3mm Faceted Round - 15 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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SPECIAL PRICE Botswana Agate 3mm Faceted Round - 15 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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Purple Blue Sapphire 6mm Faceted Round Beads 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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Ruby 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle Beads AA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Amazonite 3-9mm Faceted Rondelle - 18 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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Iolite 4-7mm Faceted Rondelle - 18 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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Yellow Opal 5-8mm Banded Faceted Rondelle - 18 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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Peach Moonstone 5x8mm Faceted Rondelle - 18 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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Mixed Moonstone 5-8mm Banded Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Aquamarine 3mm Banded Faceted Irregular Rondelle - 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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Ruby (Natural) 2-6mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Sapphire 2-6mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch

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Ruby (Natural) 3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube AAA - 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 4mm Banded Faceted Cube - 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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Atlantisite Stichtite 4mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...

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Atlantisite Stichtite 3mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...

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Russian Amazonite 3mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Black Tourmalinated Quartz 4mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch*

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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 ...

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Guatemalan Jade 3mm Banded Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch*

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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...

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Green Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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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,...

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Green Tourmaline 2x4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Rose Quartz 8mm Double Heart - 15-16 Inch

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Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a...

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Hematite Antique Silver Plated 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Hematite Antique Silver Plated 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Hematite Antique Silver Plated 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite 4mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Hematite Copper Plated 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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SPECIAL PRICE Mixed Beryl 2mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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A relatively rare silicate mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks around the world, Beryl is generally clear, while its variations in color...

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SPECIAL PRICE Citrine 3mm Round Faceted Round - 15 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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SPECIAL PRICE Green Apatite 3mm Faceted Round - 15 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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SPECIAL PRICE Green Garnet 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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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...

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SPECIAL PRICE Indian Agate 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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Multi Spinel 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 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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Ruby 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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Blue Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 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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Blue Zircon 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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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...

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Multi Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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Petro Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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Multi Tourmaline 3mm Banded Faceted Round - 15 Inch

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Faceted for sparkle, smooth for glow

Faceted for sparkle, smooth for glow

The cut decides whether rose quartz whispers or shines. Smooth rounds lean into the milky, soft-focus glow — calm and understated. Faceted rounds and rondelles cut through the cloudiness and add light and sparkle, making a pale pink read brighter and more lively. Two finishes for two moods, both unmistakably rose quartz.
Why faceted carnelian catches the light

Why faceted carnelian catches the light

Carnelian is translucent, so faceting does real work. Each cut bends the light passing through the bead and throws it back — that's the bright sparkle and the deeper, more saturated orange-red a smooth round can't give you. The glow comes from inside the stone, not off its surface, which is exactly why translucent material like carnelian rewards faceting more than an opaque stone would. Reach for faceted when a piece needs presence; smooth rounds give a softer, everyday warmth. Two finishes, two jobs.
Cut to catch the light

Cut to catch the light

Because aquamarine is a light-toned stone, the cut does the work of giving it life. Faceted rondelles and microfaceted rounds break up the light inside each bead, so a pale blue strand sparkles and reads brighter than a smooth polish would. Reach for faceted when you want movement and shine; smooth rounds give a calmer, more matte pastel. Either way the color stays soft and clear.

Frequently asked questions

  • What's the difference between faceted and microfaceted beads?
    Both are cut with flat, polished planes that catch light — the difference is facet count and size. A standard faceted bead carries fewer, larger facets, so each plane reads as a distinct flash. A microfaceted bead is covered in dozens of much smaller facets, giving a fine, continuous shimmer instead of individual sparkles. Microfaceting is a small-bead cut — it shows best at 2–4mm — while standard faceting runs the full 2mm–10mm range.
  • What faceted cuts does Dakota stock?
    The deepest runs are faceted rounds (about 340 active options), table-cut cubes (about 175), and faceted rondelles (about 165), followed by faceted coins, microfaceted rounds, energy prisms, faceted hearts, tri-cut rondelles, and faceted lanterns. Several cuts also have their own collection pages — microfaceted rounds, microfaceted rondelles, faceted cubes, faceted lanterns, and faceted saucers — if you want to browse a single shape in depth.
  • What sizes do faceted gemstone beads come in?
    Current stock runs 2mm through 10mm, with the deepest counts at 4mm, 8mm, and 3mm. Rondelles also come in flattened profiles like 2x3mm, 3x4mm, 4x6mm, and 6x8mm — height first, then width. Most strands are 15–16 inch; around 70 large-hole options come on 8-inch strands for leather and thicker cord.
  • What stones come in faceted cuts?
    Roughly 70 stones are in stock faceted right now. Tourmaline, quartz, Hubei turquoise, garnet, labradorite, moonstone, amazonite, lapis, ruby, and aquamarine carry the deepest counts — harder, finer-grained materials dominate because they hold a crisp facet edge. The collection also includes lab-made cubic zirconia and terahertz, plus metallic-plated hematite and labradorite; every treatment is identified in the product title.
  • How do I choose the right faceted cut for a design?
    Match the cut to the job. Faceted rounds are the all-purpose sparkle bead; rondelles pack more beads per inch, so they're the stacking and spacer choice; table-cut cubes add geometric structure; coins give flat flash for earrings and pendants; energy prisms and hearts work as focals. For fine, continuous shimmer in delicate work, use microfaceted rounds or rondelles at 2–4mm. Mixing faceted accents into smooth strands is the classic move — the sparkle reads deliberate instead of busy.