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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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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Cube Faceted, Banded, With Brown - 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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Ruby 8mm Energy Prism - 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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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Dark Green 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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) Peach 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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) Light Green 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 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) Green 2mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Red 2x3mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 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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Mixed Moonstone 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis 6mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise 8mm Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-gre...

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Labradorite 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Pink Opal 6mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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New Burma Jade 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Red Garnet 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Botswana Agate 6mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 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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Multi Rutilated Quartz 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Rainbow Quartz 8mm Natural Energy Prism Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Australian Chrysoprase 4mm Natural Cube Banded, Faceted, A-Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Aquamarine 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle - dsPremier

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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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Red Garnet 4mm Faceted Round 15-16

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Green and Yellow Banded Tourmaline 4mm Faceted Coin - 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 Amethyst 3x5mm Faceted Rondelle 15-16

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Blue Apatite 4mm Faceted Round 15-16

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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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Australian Chrysoprase Banded 4mm Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Aquamarine 4mm Faceted Round 15-16

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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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Brazilian Amazonite 4mm Faceted Round 15-16

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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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Shungite Faceted 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Shungite is a black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting of a high percentage of carbon. It was first found in a deposit near Shunga vi...

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Australian Boulder Opal Faceted 5mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...

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Australian Boulder Opal Faceted 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone, displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands. It is considered a precious Opal, and fo...

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Variscite Faceted 2x3mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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Multi Tourmaline 3x4mm Faceted Rondelle - 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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Orange Garnet Faceted 3x4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Australian Chrysoprase Faceted 3x4mm Rondelle - 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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Variscite Faceted 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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3mm Sapphire 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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Azurite 3mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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Morganite 2mm Faceted Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones...

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Green Apatite 2mm Faceted Coin - 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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Aquamarine 2mm Faceted Coin - 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 Sapphire Faceted 2mm Round - A - 15-16 Inch

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Australian Chrysoprase Faceted, Banded 2mm Round - 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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Black Opal Australian, Faceted 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Black Opal is a naturally occurring variety of precious opal mined in Australia. this opal variety is characterized by their dark base tone. It is ...

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Black Opal Australian, Faceted 3mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Black Opal is a naturally occurring variety of precious opal mined in Australia. this opal variety is characterized by their dark base tone. It is ...

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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Cube A Grade - 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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Multi Tourmaline 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch

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Blood Quartz 2mm Banded Faceted Cube 15-16 Inch

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Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the ...

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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.