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.
Products: 207
Sonoran Gold Turquoise 3-4mm Pebble - 17-18 Inch
Mined in Mexico near the city of Cananea this turquoise is relatively new to the industry. Unlike most turquoise, Sonoran Gold is not mined in vein...
View full detailsSonoran Mountain Turquoise 8-9mm Blue Nugget - 17-18 Inch
Sonoran Mountain Turquoise is a high-quality turquoise variety mined in Sonora, Mexico. It often features a mix of vibrant blue and green hues, som...
View full detailsSonoran Mountain Turquoise 8-9mm Nugget - 17-18 Inch
Sonoran Mountain Turquoise is a high-quality turquoise variety mined in Sonora, Mexico. It often features a mix of vibrant blue and green hues, som...
View full detailsBlue Lace Agate 9-14x15-20mm Top Drill Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Blue Lace Agate is a naturally occuring soft blue agate, laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue, periwinkle, white and occasionally gray or br...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 6x8-7x9mm Blue/Green Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 4x6-5x8mm Blue/Green Tiny Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 8x10-9x14mm Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsHubei Turquoise 7x9-8x10mm Blue Nugget AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise-producing regions in the world. This materia...
View full detailsRuby and Sapphire 8-11mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Ruby and Sapphire 6-8mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Prehnite 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 detailsLabradorite 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
View full detailsBlue Chalcedony 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAmethyst 8x12-10x14mm Side Drill Faceted Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsRose Quartz 10x13-14x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCitrine 10x13-14x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...
View full detailsLight Amethyst 10x13-14x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsAquamarine 10x13-14x17mm Faceted Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLapis 10x14-13x17mm Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAmethyst 10x14-13x17mm Tumble Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsRose Quartz 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 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 detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAquamarine 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsLight Amethyst 9x11-10x14mm Tumble Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsTopaz 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Topaz is a rare silicate mineral and obtains much of its popularity from its beautiful colors and its status as a birthstone. Topaz occurs in a wi...
View full detailsBeryl (Morganite) 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
A relatively rare silicate mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks around the world, Beryl is generally clear, while its variations in color...
View full detailsRhodochrosite 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
View full detailsLarimar 8x10-10x12mm Rough Nugget A Grade- 15-16 Inch
Larimar is a translucent blue, turquoise and white stone that can have streaks and patterns of white, as well as red or brown either from oxidation...
View full detailsGreen Tourmaline 4x5-7x9mm Graduated Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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,...
View full detailsPetro Tourmaline 7x9mm Nugget - 13-14 Inch
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...
View full detailsAmethyst 7x10mm Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsBanded Aquamarine and Blue Moonstone 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBanded Mixed Stone 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
The gemstones included in this banded strand are: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Peridot, Rose Quartz
Banded Amethyst and Rose Quartz 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsBanded Amethyst and Citrine 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsBanded Prehnite and Rose Quartz 6-8mm 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 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 detailsBanded Citrine and Orange Garnet 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch
Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...
View full detailsRed Black Super Seven 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Super 7, also known as Melody's Stone, is a rare, naturally occurring rock composed of seven specific minerals: amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quart...
View full detailsRed Black Super Seven 4x6-5x7mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Super 7, also known as Melody's Stone, is a rare, naturally occurring rock composed of seven specific minerals: amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quart...
View full detailsTourmaline 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch
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...
View full detailsSodalite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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...
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 detailsRed 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 detailsRed Garnet 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...
View full detailsRussian Amazonite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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...
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...
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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.