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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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Yellow Moss Opal 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Yellow Moss Opal is transparent to opaque, milky white to pale yellow in color. It features dark brown to black dendritic inclusions that branch li...

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Rose Quartz 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 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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African Blood Stone 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite. Naturally occurring in hues of blue to green to green w...

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Red Agate 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Red Agate is a form of Chalcedony, made up of of smaller crystals, and often features color banding. Red Agate purportedly enhances mental function...

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Black Obsidian 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Essentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflak...

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New Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Black Gold Amazonite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...

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Green Aventurine 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...

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Dog Teeth Amethyst 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...

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Flower Agate 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Flower Agate is a type of Agate with opaque Chalcedony inclusions that resemble tiny floral formations. This mineral is a recent find out of Madaga...

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Amethyst 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...

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Snowflake Obsidian 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Snowflake Obsidian is a volcanic black stone with small, white, radially clustered inclusions of cristobalite in the black glass, producing snowfla...

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Olive Green Opal 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Ruby Zoisite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite. The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple...

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Crystal Quartz 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...

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Dumortierite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue, green and brown to the more rare violet and pink. First described ...

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Prehnite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Orange Garnet 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 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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Dragon Blood Jasper 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Amazonite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 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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Green Agate 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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With its lush green coloration and brilliant translucent luster, Green Agate is nothing short of breathtaking. Green Agate is formed inside volcan...

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Sunstone 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...

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Mixed Lodalite Quartz 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Mixed Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....

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Sodalite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” beca...

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Lavender Amethyst 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst, which forms in geodes and is generally found in clusters of crystal points. The pr...

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New Burma Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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, ...

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Tourmaline 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 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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Canadian Jade 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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About this cut

Pebble & Nugget bead shape diagram
Cut name
Pebble & Nugget
Drill style
Drilled (irregular axis)
Typical sizes
8mm7mm10mm7x9-8x10mm8x10-9x13mm7x8mm9x11-10x14mm6mm
Stones in this cut
TurquoiseAmethystQuartzOpalAgateAquamarineCitrineRose QuartzTourmalineMixed GemstoneCrystal QuartzLabradorite
Common uses
organic single-strand necklacesmulti-strand layering braceletsknotted silk and cord designsleather and waxed-cord piecesstatement focal strandsmixed-stone earth-tone designs
Related cuts
Chip, Free Form
Design notes
Pebble and nugget cuts trade calibration for character — each bead varies, so the strand carries movement and a hand-finished feel that smooth round or faceted cuts can't match. Plan bead count loosely (size ranges are nominal, not strict), and lean into the variation rather than trying to match beads exactly. They pair well with hand-forged metal, leather, and knotted silk; for contrast, alternate with small calibrated rounds or rondelles as spacers to reset the visual rhythm.

Frequently asked questions

  • 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.