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Red Beads

From garnets and rubies, to tiger's eye and agate, we have every red gemstone bead you could think of. Let the intensity of a red fire opal or the softness of matte jasper be the inspiration for your next piece. Metaphysical Properties: The color red is often associated with passion, intense emotion, courage, and love. Chakra: Red is connected to the Root Chakra and represents security and power.

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Red Garnet 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch

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

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Red Aventurine 10x8mm Faceted Butterfly A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Red Aventurine is a peach to orange colored translucent Quartz with inclusions of Mica or other minerals. These inclusions give it a glistening eff...

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Red Jasper 14mm Faceted Star - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Carnelian 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Carnelian is a glassy, translucent stone that can appear with such bright orange hues that the ancient Egyptians called it “the setting sun.” Most ...

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Red Garnet 6mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Red Garnet Natural 8mm Bicone Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Mexican Laguna Lace Agate 8mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Mexican Laguna Lace Agate is one of the most prized agates in the world. It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet,...

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Moroccan Agate 10x16-22x50mm Top Drill Slab 15-16 Inch

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Moroccan Agate occurs in striking colors of red, white, golden tan, gray and purple, in a variety of swirling and linear patterns. Like other Agate...

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Ancient Cellar Red Agate 12mm Matte Round - 15-16 Inch

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Ancient Cellar Red Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique color and pattern we call Ancient Cellar.

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Red Jasper 12x13mm Faceted Hexagon - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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Ruby Banded 2mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby has long been considered one of the most beautiful and valuable gemstones on the planet. It is also one of the hardest, second only to Diamond...

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Red Creek Jasper 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...

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Red Botswana Agate 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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Red Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana...

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Red Garnet 6mm Faceted Lantern - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Red Tiger Eye 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Tiger Eye is actually Brown Tiger Eye which has been heat treated to bring out the red color. This macrocrystalline Quartz stone has chatoyant ...

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Red Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch

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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...

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Banded Citrine and Orange Garnet 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Red Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...

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Mookaite 8x12mm Top Drill Faceted Tear Drop - 15-16 Inch

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Mookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Ken...

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Yellow Green Banded Tourmaline 3mm Faceted Round - 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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Amber 4-22mm Dark Chip - 15-16 Inch

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Amber is a yellow, brown or orange organic gem, neither a crystal nor a mineral. It is a product of nature, the fossilized resin of prehistoric pin...

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4x6 mm Dendritic Opal Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube - 15-16 Inch

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This variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns. These inclusions consist of iron, mangane...

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Red Garnet 8mm Double Heart Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Red Garnet 8mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Spiny Oyster 6mm Red Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Mexican Laguna Lace Agate 10mm Round - 15-16 inch

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Magnesite 4mm Red (Dyed) Round - 5-16 Inch

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Red Jasper 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Red Garnet 8mm Star Cut Faceted Coin Beads - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Birds Eye Rhyolite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch

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Bird’s Eye Rhyolite is named for its circular color formations of deep reds, light tans and earthtones. Rhyolite was named "streaming rock" because...

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Magnesite 6mm Red (Dyed) Round - 5-16 Inch

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Spiny Oyster 6mm Red Round Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Freshwater Pearl 7-9mm Burgundy Potato Beads - 15-16 Inch

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Unlike most gemstones found within the Earth, pearls are organic. Simply, they grow inside the shells of certain species of oysters and clams. Some...

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Rutilated Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 15-16 Inch

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

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Red Garnet 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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SPECIAL PRICE Moroccan Agate 3mm Faceted Round Beads - 15 Inch

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Morocco Agate occurs in striking colors of red, white, golden tan, gray and purple, in a variety of swirling and linear patterns. Like other Agates...

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Magnesite 6mm Red (Dyed) Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Blood Quartz 10mm Round Grade A 15-16 Inch

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Java Glass 5mm Red Irregular Barrel Beads - 24 Inch

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Spiny Oyster 3mm Red Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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Red Rutilated Quartz 7x9-8x10mm Pebble - 15-16-Inch

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Spiny Oyster 6mm Red Star Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Glass Melon 6x8mm Red & Black Barrel - 14-15 Inch

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These aren't gemstones but these glass beads will pair nicely with them!  These multi-color melon-shaped glass barrels bring in old-world texture w...

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Red Garnet 6x8-10x12mm Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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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...

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Magnesite 8mm Red (Dyed) Round - 5-16 Inch

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Spiny Oyster 8-9mm Orange Clover Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch

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Red Jasper is an aggregate of microcrystalline quartz and/or chalcedony and other minerals. The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron conten...

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About red beads

Color family
Reds (warm)
Shade range
ScarletCrimsonBrick redBurgundyCherryWineBlood red
Stones in this color
JasperGarnetAgateSpiny OysterQuartzCarnelianPicasso JasperTiger EyePearlRubyMookaiteBotswana Agate+27 more
Birthstones in this color
January (Garnet); July (Ruby)
Complements
Deep green (forest, malachite) for high contrast; brass and antique gold for warmth; black or charcoal for grounding.
Typical treatments
Heat (Ruby, some Garnet)Natural (Red Jasper, Carnelian, Mookaite)Stabilized (Spiny Oyster)
Design notes
Anchored by Red Jasper and Garnet at strand level; Ruby and Spinel cover the fine-jewelry end. Reads bold at any size — works equally well as a single focal bead or massed in chips and rondelles.

Frequently asked questions

  • What red gemstone beads do you carry?
    Dakota's red collection is anchored by Red Jasper and Garnet at strand level. Carnelian (warm red-orange), Mookaite (mottled red-burgundy), Picasso Jasper (banded earth-reds), Ruby (faceted, fine-jewelry grade), and Spiny Oyster (natural shell) round out the range. Over 30 additional stones contribute red varieties — including specialty material like Cinnabar and Red Tiger Eye.
  • Is red jasper dyed or natural?
    Most red jasper is natural — the iron-oxide content that gives jasper its red color is built into the stone, not added. Authentic red jasper has a slight unevenness in tone within a strand; perfectly uniform red beads are worth a second look.
  • What's the difference between red garnet and ruby?
    Garnet and ruby are different mineral families. Garnet (most commonly almandine or pyrope species in the red range) has a deeper, slightly browner red and is Mohs 6.5–7.5. Ruby is corundum (Mohs 9), with a brighter, more saturated red and a higher refractive index that gives it more visible internal fire. Ruby is typically heated to enhance color; garnet is rarely treated.
  • Which red gemstones are birthstones?
    Garnet is the traditional January birthstone — almandine and pyrope species are most common in the bead trade. Ruby is the July birthstone. Both appear at multiple price points in Dakota's catalog: Garnet at everyday strand prices, Ruby in higher-end faceted rondelles and rounds.
  • Which red beads hold up best for daily-wear jewelry?
    For daily wear, prioritize hardness and treatment stability. Garnet (6.5–7.5 Mohs), Ruby (9), and Carnelian (6.5–7) all wear well. Red Jasper (6.5–7) is durable but can pick up surface scuffs over time. Spiny Oyster is shell, not stone — fine for occasional wear but softer (3.5) and porous, so it should not contact perfume, lotion, or harsh cleaners.