Pebble & Nugget Beads
Tumbled as they would be in nature, pebbles and nuggets come as close to a stone’s natural shape as you can get. They are then sized, sorted and stranded - offering an affordable way to incorporate stone into your jewelry.
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African Blood Stone 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite. Naturally occurring in hues of blue to green to green w...
View full detailsNew Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Jade is the industry name for this beautiful green stone. Ours is actually a Serpentine, but takes a trained eye and a microscope to discern the di...
View full detailsGreen Aventurine 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...
View full detailsOlive Green Opal 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
A form of common opal, Olive Green Opal certainly features its namesake olive, but blends it with browns, tans and even a pea green from time to ti...
View full detailsRuby Zoisite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite. The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple...
View full detailsPrehnite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
View full detailsDragon Blood Jasper 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Dragon Blood Jasper is a variety of Quartz with veins of blood red that run through the predominantly light green to dark green stone. Legend has i...
View full detailsGreen Agate 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
With its lush green coloration and brilliant translucent luster, Green Agate is nothing short of breathtaking. Green Agate is formed inside volcan...
View full detailsNew Burma Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive, sea green, green, ...
View full detailsCanadian Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Canadian Jade is the trade name for this stone that ranges in color from light to dark green, with small, dark specks or veins. This material is ac...
View full detailsPrehnite 10x14-13x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
View full detailsBanded Blue and Green Apatite 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsGreen Rutilated Quartz 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
View full detailsPeridot 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch
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...
View full detailsNew Burma Jade 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
New Burma Jade is the trade name for a semi-translucent serpentine stone available in a variety of green shades including olive, sea green, green, ...
View full detailsMalachite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch
Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
View full detailsJade 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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...
View full detailsDiopside 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch
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...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...
View full detailsBlue Opal 10x20mm Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Blue Peruvian Opal naturally occurs with swirling patterns of deep blues, blue to greens and greens swirled with yellow to green, rust, brown and o...
View full detailsEthiopian Opal 5-11mm Nugget Green - 15-16 Inch
Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994, with additional major finds in 2008 and 2013. Beautiful specimens of Precious Opal, Fire O...
View full detailsChrysocolla 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Chrysocolla, a hydrous copper silicate, is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens. It often also occurs with colors ...
View full detailsSeraphinite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim.) Seraphinite is most ...
View full detailsKingman Turquoise 8-12mm Nugget Green 9-10 Inch Strand - Limited Editions
Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6-8X8-10mm Pebble - 15-16 inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6-8X10-12mm Nugget Faceted - 15-16 inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsPrehnite Natural 6X8 Pebble SD A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 14-16x28mm Nugget Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsKingman Turquoise 4-7mm Blue Green Long Drill Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch
Kingman turquoise, mined in the Acerbate Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is renowned for its vibrant, intense blue hues, often featuring a black, ...
View full detailsElisa Turquoise 8-9mm Pebble Bead - 15-16 Inch
This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...
View full detailsElisa Turquoise 8-12x12-20mm Graduated Oval Nugget Bead - 15-16 Inch
This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...
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Frequently asked questions
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What is a pebble or nugget bead?
Pebble and nugget beads are free-form, organically shaped beads — usually tumbled or lightly polished rather than cut to a strict geometric profile. Each bead varies in outline, thickness, and surface, so a strand reads as a row of related-but-individual shapes instead of matched units. Pebbles tend to be flatter and rounder in silhouette; nuggets are chunkier and more irregular, often with faceted or rough-hewn faces. Both are center-drilled through the longest practical axis for stringing. Because the shape isn't calibrated, expect bead count per strand to vary even within a listed size range. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in pebble and nugget?
The most stocked size is 8mm (55 products), followed by 7mm (53), 10mm (35), and 6mm (10) for the more rounded pebble forms. Irregular nugget ranges are also well-represented: 7x9–8x10mm (31), 8x10–9x13mm (28), 7x8mm (23), and larger 9x11–10x14mm (13). Because pebbles and nuggets are free-form, listed sizes are nominal ranges rather than tight calibrations — individual beads within a strand will fall inside the range but won't be identical. If you need a specific narrower window for a design, check the listing or ask before buying. -
What stones come in pebble or nugget cut?
Dakota carries 380 active SKUs in this cut. The deepest stock is Turquoise (83 products), where nugget is one of the most traditional cuts. Other well-stocked options include Amethyst (24), Quartz (21), Opal (16), Agate (13), Aquamarine (12), Citrine (12), Rose Quartz (11), Tourmaline (11), and Mixed Gemstone strands (10). Treatment, stabilization, and origin vary by stone — Turquoise pebbles in particular are often stabilized — and that detail should be disclosed. Ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What jewelry designs work best with pebble and nugget beads?
Pebble and nugget beads suit designs where organic texture is the point: single-strand necklaces with a clasp focal, multi-strand bracelets, knotted silk pieces, and earth-tone layering strands. Because the beads vary, they pair naturally with hand-fabricated metalwork, leather, and waxed cord — anything that complements an unfussy, hand-finished aesthetic. They're a strong choice when you want gemstone presence without the formality of faceted or round-calibrated cuts. For uniform-look designs (tennis-style bracelets, matched eternity strands), use round or faceted round instead. -
How is a pebble different from a nugget?
Both are free-form, but the silhouette and surface differ. Pebbles are typically tumble-polished into smooth, rounded, somewhat flattened shapes — closer to a river stone in profile, often used for understated organic strands. Nuggets are chunkier and more dimensional, with more pronounced facets, ridges, or rough-finished faces; they read as a larger statement bead at the same nominal size. Dakota lists both under this shape family because they share the same drill convention and the same free-form sizing logic, but the look on the strand is distinct — check product photos when matching to an existing design.