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Gemstone Beads

Natural gemstones in a rainbow of colors and all the popular shapes. Glassy Agate, brilliant Blue Lapis Lazuli, rare Purple Charoite, Pink Peruvian Opals, Soft Aqua Amazonite, and the classic gemstones including Garnet, Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, and Labradorite. From simple, small round beads up to large, chunky pendants, Beadaholique.com has your gemstone needs covered.


Agate

Sleek Agate in shades of orange, yellow, green, brown, white, and black. From rounds to large carved leaf pendants, find inspiration in the natural beauty of agate.

Amazonite

Beautiful and blue-green as the river it's named after, Amazonite is a favorite substitute for the more expensive Aquamarine.

Amber

Baltic Amber chip beads with colors range from opaque white, yellow, red hued amber and deep brown.

Amethyst

The February birthstone, Amethyst is prized for its gorgeous purple color. Beadaholique.com carries various grades of Amethyst stones in both smooth and facted shapes.

Ametrine

Ametrine is the name used for quartz where both amethyst and citrine occur together. The colors in ametrine are usually produced by irradiation and/or heating.

Apatite

Apatite is a naturally occurring beautiful gemstone. While it is known for its dark green hues, apatite can be found in a wide variety of colors.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine is a member of the beryl family and ranges in color from an almost colorless pale blue to blue-green or teal. Traditionally the birthstone for the month of March.

Aventurine

Aventurine is a translucent to opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz. Common colors include green, red, orange, and peach.

Bronzite

Bronzite has a metallic sheen under some lighting and looks wonderful with wood beads, brass findings, or mixed with more colorful gemstones.

Carnelian

Carnelian is a rich, warm-looking stone prized for its soft luster and intense color. A member of the Chalcedony family, natural shades range from white to deep red.

Chalcedony

Chalcedony is a microcrystalline quartz that takes dye easily. Popular colors include frosty aqua, blue, pink, and purple. Popular cut as briolette beads.

Charoite

Charoite was discovered in 1978 in Russia's Murun mountains and it is the only known location for this rare mineral. Beautiful Purple, Black, and White stones.

Chrysoprase

Another in the rather extensive microcrystalline Quartz family, Chrysoprase is usually found in attractive shades of green due to traces of nickel within the stone.

Citrine

Citrine is a variety of quartz ranging in colors of yellow, yellow-brown, orange, dark orange-brown, reddish-brown.

Cubic Zirconia

Cubic Zirconia CZ Beads were developed as a diamond substitute. It can have the look, clarity, and brilliance of a Diamond for a fraction of the cost per carat.

Fluorite

Fluorite (sometimes incorrectly spelled "Flourite") is found in the most fascinating shades of purple, green, yellow, and crystal clear.

Garnet

The January birthstone, Garnet is among the most popular gemstones on the planet. Deep red and, garnets work well with both gold and silver.

Goldstone

Sparkling Goldstone beads in a variety of shapes. Includes glittering copper-toned Goldstone and midnight Blue Goldstone.

Hematite

Hematite is heavy and relatively hard mineral, comprised primarily of iron. Shimmery deep grey with a metallic surface. Often magnetic.

Howlite

Howlite is a calcium silicoborate that is naturally white, with a dark gray or black spider-web matrix. It can be dyed to create an affordable turquoise substitute.

Iolite

Iolite is a blue silicate mineral that occurs as crystals or grains in igneous rocks. Deep earthy blue beads.

Jade

Traditionally, Jade is known for its green color. It is also available in other colors, both natural and dyed. The term Jade is applied to more than one type of stone.

Jasper

Jasper comes in a variety of colors and patterns. Some types we carry include Bamboo, Picasso, Snowflake, Picture, Desert, Autumn, and Dalmation.

Kyanite

Kyanite is an attractive translucent silicate mineral that varies in color from a near sapphire like blue, to gray-green.

Labradorite

Labradorite gems are in the feldspar family. It has an earthy gray color, but when turned in the light brilliant flashes of blue, peach, and green shine through.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis stone is a gorgeous shade of deep blue with marbling and flecks of golden pyrite. Lapis Lazuli jewelry has been worn for thousands of years.

Lava

Lava beads are naturally grey to deep black. Lava is the molten rock formed deep inside volcanoes. Our Lava gem beads are authentic and organic.

Malachite

Malachite comes in gorgeous emerald green shades. Malachite beads display beautifully with other gemstones and looks rich when mixed with gold beads.

Mixed Stones

Strands of assorted gemstones inspire color mixes and offer a foundation for designing jewelry without the heavy investment of buying multiple strands.

Mookaite

Mookaite is a fine grained, silicified and multi-colored siltstone. Shades of yellow, pink, lavender, red, and cream give each bead a unique appearance.

Moonstone

Moonstone beads have a glow that is caused by light reflecting internally from layer inclusion of different feldspars. Colors include Grey, Peach, and White.

Muscovite

Muscovite is a Mica mineral, noted for its unusual display of flecks within each bead. Rose and Wine Muscovite come in beautiful shades of pink.

Obsidian

Obsidian is a volcanic based stone, but it is tempered by water in nature, giving it a sleek appearance without the bubbles of lava stone.

Onyx

Onyx is a chalcedony quartz that has a glassy texture and black coloration. It often features white and grey bands throughout each bead.

Opal

Opal gemstone beads are known for their fiery flashes of color. Peruvian Opals have a similar composition but a more muted color palette.

Opalite (Glass)

Opalite beads are sometimes sold as 'opaline,' 'sea opal,' or even 'recycled moonstone'. It's glass with a wonderful opalescent sheen, setting it apart.

Peridot

Peridot, the birthstone of August, is from the gem variety of olivine. It is one of the few gemstones that come in only one color, with iron being the coloring agent.

Pyrite

The brassy-yellow metallic color of Pyrite has in many cases lead to people mistaking it for Gold, hence the common nickname 'Fools Gold'.

Quartz

Quartz beads come in many colors, from crystal clear to canary yellow, rose quartz, smokey quartz, and rutilated quartz.

Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that is a rose-red color in its rare, pure form. It is often found in shades of pink to pale brown.

Rhodonite

Rhodonite is a distinctive, rose-pink mineral that is often carved and used in jewelry. Rhodonite beads and pendants have natural black and grey markings.

Rhyolite

Rhyolite is an igneous rock with high silica content - chemically identical to granite. It is found in shades of green or deep grey with pink and blue markings.

Ruby

Ruby, the birthstone of July, is the red variety of the mineral Corundum. Ruby beads range in color from deep burgundy red to pink.

Sapphire

Sapphire is the non-red variety of the mineral Corundum. Known as a blue gemstone, Sapphires exist in a wide variety of colors.

Serpentine

A vast array of Serpentine beads ranging from carved focal pieces to standard round, oval, and tapered tube beads. Colors range from yellow, green, black brown and black.

Simulated Gemstone Beads

Beautiful colors and shapes at a lower cost. Our Simulated Gemstone beads are glass. Includes Cherry Quartz, Simulated Onyx and Simulated Alexandrite.

Sodalite

Sodalite is a deep blue and white gemstone, often used as a less expensive substitute for Lapis Lazuli.

Spinel

Spinel beads are often highly faceted and come in black, blue, green, or red. The spinel gemstone is a popular choice for vintage look jewelry.

Sunstone

Sunstone beads are sometimes confused with Aventurine, but they are enhanced by faintly sparkling crystals within.

Tanzanite

Tanzanite gemstones are lavender-blue in color. They are in the Zoisite mineral family and only found in Tanzania, hence the name.

Tigers Eye and Tiger Iron

Tigers Eye is a warm golden brown gemstone from the Quartz family. Tiger Iron includes cool veins of metallic hematite.

Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a semi-precious stone that occurs most often in colors of pink, green, and black. Pink and green together are called Watermelon Tourmaline.

Turquoise

Turquoise beads are popular in Southwestern style Jewelry, but their blue green color and fascinating matrix make them perfect beads for many jewelry styles.

Unakite

Unakite beads are altered granite composed of generally clear quartz, green epidote and pink orthoclase feldspar. Colors include peach and green.

Zoisite

Zoisite is a bright green gemstone, often found with red and pink ruby markings. Zoisite beads make for striking earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
 
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