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New Arrivals

New Arrivals

The newest strands to land at Dakota Stones. This is where fresh material shows up first — first-run cuts and shapes, stone types new to the catalog, and small-batch lots from our most recent buying round. The mix changes with every refresh: one batch might lean toward rare one-off finds, the next toward new shapes in the classics.

Most new arrivals are limited quantities. Some sell through and retire; favorites earn a permanent spot in the catalog. If a strand catches your eye, this is the moment to get it — and check back often, because this page may not look the same.

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Products: 82

Mother of Pearl 3x5mm White Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It i...

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Mother of Pearl 9mm Black Carved Flower Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It i...

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Mother of Pearl 6x13mm Black Bevel Edged Rectangle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It i...

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Mother of Pearl 3mm Black Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It i...

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Abalone Shell 5-10 Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Abalone Shell is strong and is made of stacked calcium carbonate tiles. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering abs...

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Abalone Shell 4mm Heishi Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Abalone Shell is strong and is made of stacked calcium carbonate tiles. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering abs...

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Abalone Shell 9mm Carved Flower Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Abalone Shell is strong and is made of stacked calcium carbonate tiles. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering abs...

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Purple "Pimpleback" Shell 8mm Faceted Coin Bead - 15-16 Inch

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A "pimpleback" is a freshwater mussel (Cyclonaias pustulosa) common in North American rivers, characterized by a thick, yellow-brown to brown shell...

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Purple "Pimpleback" Shell 8x16mm Faceted Rectangle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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A "pimpleback" is a freshwater mussel (Cyclonaias pustulosa) common in North American rivers, characterized by a thick, yellow-brown to brown shell...

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Lapis 5-14mm Graduated Chip Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...

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Moonstone 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Purple Puka Shell 10-12mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Puka shells are naturally broken, ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snail shells, featuring a naturally occurring center hole ("puka" in Hawaiian). O...

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Purple Puka Shell 6-7mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Puka shells are naturally broken, ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snail shells, featuring a naturally occurring center hole ("puka" in Hawaiian). O...

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Purple Puka Shell 4-5mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Puka shells are naturally broken, ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snail shells, featuring a naturally occurring center hole ("puka" in Hawaiian). O...

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Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis 8mm Compressed Drum - 15-16 Inch

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Get the a little bit of a couple stone types, all in one bead! This strand has Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis all compressed in one bead giving i...

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Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis 6mm Compressed Round - 15-16 Inch

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Get the a little bit of a couple stone types, all in one bead! This strand has Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis all compressed in one bead giving i...

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Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis 8mm Compressed Round - 15-16 Inch

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Get the a little bit of a couple stone types, all in one bead! This strand has Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis all compressed in one bead giving i...

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Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis 12mm Compressed Round - 15-16 Inch

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Get the a little bit of a couple stone types, all in one bead! This strand has Bronzite, Tiger Eye, & Lapis all compressed in one bead giving i...

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Black Mica Muscovite 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Mica is a mineral name given to a group of minerals that are physically and chemically similar. They are all silicate minerals, known as sheet sil...

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Purple Mica Muscovite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Mica is a mineral name given to a group of minerals that are physically and chemically similar. They are all silicate minerals, known as sheet sil...

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Turban Snail 13x25-15x26mm Marquise Beads - 15-16 Inch

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A turban snail bead is a small, often polished piece of mollusk shell, typically from green or brown turban snails, cut and drilled for use in jewe...

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Turban Snail 14x16-22mm Oval Beads - 15-16 Inch

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A turban snail bead is a small, often polished piece of mollusk shell, typically from green or brown turban snails, cut and drilled for use in jewe...

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Pink Chalcedony 15x22-30mm Tear Drop Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Pink Chalcedony 13x22-30mm Oval Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Chalcedony 15x20-28mm Free Form Oval Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Chalcedony 12x20-13x25mm Free Form Oval Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Chalcedony 8x16-12x22mm Tear Drop Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystallin...

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Russian Amazonite with Red Matrix 15x20-20x28mm Pear Beads - 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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Multi Tourmaline 5x8mm Tear Drop Beads AAA 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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Aquamarine 4mm Banded Faceted Round - 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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Blue Aventurine 14mm Faceted Star - 15-16 Inch

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Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening...

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Copper Rutilated Quartz 5x8mm Chip with Spacers - 15-16 Inch

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Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also ...

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Green Kyanite 5x10-20mm Top Drill Teeth - 15-16 Inch

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Kyanite often occurs as long, bladed, striated crystals, transparent or translucent with a pearly luster. An aluminum silicate mineral, it may appe...

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Pink Opal 5x8mm Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Pink Opal is a variety of non to precious opal, meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with pre...

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New material lands here first

New material lands here first

Every strand in this collection is a recent addition — new shapes in familiar stones, first-time cuts, and materials making their Dakota Stones debut. Some come from our regular cutters trying something new; others are small lots we found at shows and bought on the spot. It all lands here first, before it's sorted into the main catalog, so this page is the quickest way to see what just came in.
Graded and disclosed, same as always

Graded and disclosed, same as always

New doesn't mean unvetted. Every arrival goes through the same standards as the rest of the catalog: graded lots labeled A, AA, or AAA in the title, sizes in millimeters with honest ranges on handcut material, and any treatment — dyed, heated, stabilized — disclosed up front. So you can pick up a stone you've never worked with before and know exactly what's on the strand.
Buy it while it's listed

Buy it while it's listed

Most of what lands here is a limited lot. The favorites earn a permanent place in the catalog; the rest sell through and retire. If a strand fits a design you have in mind, the safe move is to buy it while it's listed — a new cut is also an easy way to refresh a piece you already sell, swapping a fresh shape into a proven silhouette. Check back when the collection turns over, or join our email list to hear when it does.

Frequently asked questions

  • What counts as a new arrival?
    Strands added in our most recent buying round: brand-new shapes and cuts, stone types new to the catalog, and fresh lots of hard-to-find material. Everything on this page is a recent addition — once the next round lands, the mix changes.
  • How often do new arrivals change?
    The collection refreshes throughout the year as new material arrives and passes inspection — there's no fixed calendar. The easiest way to catch a fresh round is to join our email list; new arrivals land here before they're sorted anywhere else on the site.
  • Are new arrivals limited quantities?
    A restock is never guaranteed, so if a strand fits your design plans it's worth grabbing early.
  • What formats do new arrivals come in?
    Mostly 15–16 inch strands, with pendants and specialty formats mixed in. Bead sizes are listed in millimeters in each product title, and handcut material is sized as a range (for example, 5x8–8x10mm). Graded lots are labeled A, AA, or AAA.
  • Are treatments disclosed on new arrivals?
    Yes — new arrivals follow the same disclosure standards as the rest of the catalog.