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.
Peach Moonstone 4mm Faceted Coin 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone 2mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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Mixed Moonstone 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Peach Moonstone 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone Faceted 10mm Energy Prism - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Blue Moonstone Plated Black Dot 10mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Black Moonstone 5mm Cube Table Cut - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone Faceted 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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White Moonstone 8mm Double Heart Faceted Star Cut - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Peach Moonstone Faceted, Double Heart 8mm Star Cut - 15-16"
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Peach Moonstone 4x6mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 4mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 10mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Blue Moonstone 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone 6mm Double Heart Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 7mm Cube Table Cut A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Peach Moonstone 8mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone Natural 2mm Coin Microfaceted - 15-16 Inch
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Rainbow Moonstone Natural 10mm Energy Prism - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
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Peach and Black Moonstone 4mm Microfaceted Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 6mm Double Heart Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Blue Moonstone 4x6mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Rainbow Moonstone 6mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Mixed Moonstone 5-8mm Banded Faceted Rondelle - 18 Inch
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Green Moonstone 5x8-13x18mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Mixed Moonstone 3mm Table Cut Cube - 15-16 Inch
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Rainbow Moonstone 4x6 mm Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch
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Moonstone 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch
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Green Moonstone 5x8-16x20mm Graduated Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Rainbow Moonstone Banded 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Peach Moonstone 10mm Faceted Energy Prism A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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4x6 mm Peach Moonstone Natural Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch
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Faceted Rondelle Beads
A rondelle is a workhorse shape — flattened, low-profile, and built to stack tight — so faceting it turns every one of those flat planes into a hit of light instead of one flat surface doing all the work. It's the shape most designers reach for first: small enough to spacer between focals, substantial enough to carry a strand on its own. We drill for consistency, with holes sized to handle real stringing wire rather than just beading cord, and we carry the cut from 2mm up to 12mm across birthstones, cardinal gems, and specialty stones like Rainbow Moonstone. A wide selection here isn't a bonus — it's what actually lets a design get finished.
Faceted Round Beads
The round is the most trusted shape in jewelry design, and faceting it doesn't change that — it sharpens it. Each bead is cut with dozens of flat planes (32 to 64 facets on the smaller sizes) that turn a stone's natural shine into individual points of light instead of one soft glow. It's still the round every designer already knows how to build with — same predictable drill, same reliable drape — just with more going on when it catches light. We stock the cut from 2mm to 10mm, with the deepest range at 3mm and 4mm, so the sizes designers reach for most are also the ones we're never light on.
Faceted Coin Beads
A coin bead is just a flat round — what earns ours a second look is the face. Dakota's faceted coins carry a precise square-facet cut that reads as a checkerboard when the light hits it, plus our newer "star cut" option: a six-sided geometric star with a tabletop face for an entirely different kind of shine. Both come with a puffed edge, holes drilled to fit up to 20 gauge wire, and a cutting process efficient enough to keep an intricate cut at a genuinely low price point. Stocked in 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, and select 12mm sizes across 50+ stone types.
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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.