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Natural Bead Strands

including Semi-Precious Beads

(16"+/- long)

To place an order, call us at (828) 884-5920 or email us at orders@abetterbead.com with the words Place an Order in the subject line of your message.  In the text of the message please include the following information:

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To jump ahead to any of the bead

types listed below, click on the underlined name.

 

Agate

Amazonite

Aqua Terra

Carnelian

 

Coral

Jade

Jasper

Lapis & Malachite

 

Magnasite

Miscellaneous

Multi-Hole

Opal/Opalite

 

Quartz

Semi-Precious

Tiger Eye

Turquoise

Chips and Nuggets

472 - Coral - sold

Crystal - $5

472 - Goldstone $5

472 - Lapis - $5

472 - Strawberry Quartz - $5

Tiger Eye - $5

472 - Wood Jasper - $5

472 - Zebra Jasper - $5

472 - $5

472 - Hematite - $5 472 - $5

472 Moss Agate - $5

8153 - Malachite - $5.50 Aqua Terra Chip - $9.50
Cracked Quartz Nuggets Gold - $15

Cracked Quartz Nuggets Ruby - $15

Cracked Quartz Nuggets Pink - $15

Amazonite Chips

$3.50

Moonstone Chips

$3.50

Translucent

Lt Green Chips

$3.50

Rain Forest

Jasper Chips

$3.50

Moss Agate Chips

$3.50

Fancy Jasper Chips

$3.50

Labradorite Chips

$3.50

Mother-of-Pearl Chips - $3.50

Shell Chips

$3.50

Sodalite Chips

$3.50

Strawberry Quartz Chips - $3.50

Carnelian Chips

$5.50

Amazonite Chips

$8.00

Clear Quartz Chips

$9.00

Turquoise Chips

$10.00

Crackle Quartz Chips $11.00

Apatite Chip

$15

Semi-Precious Chips & Nuggets

Faceted Citrine Nuggets - $17.50
Faceted Citrine Nuggets - $17.50

472 - Amethyst - $5

Garnet - 8153 - $5.50

8153 - Labradorite - Small

$5.50

8153 - Labradorite - Large

$5.50

8153 - Peridot - $5.50

Tanzanite - $12

Tourmaline  - $8.25

Amethyst Chips

$5.50

Amethyst Nuggets

$19.50

Amethyst Nuggets

$22.50

Amethyst n Citrine Chips - $12.00

Fluorite Nuggets

$10.00

 

 
 

Citrine Chips 1

$17.50

Citrine Chips 2

$17.50

Labradorite Nuggets 1 - $8.00 Labradorite Nuggets 2 - $8.00  

Agate

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6497 - sold

             

Faceted Agate Slices

$27.50

Grey Agate Nugget

$25

Black & White Agate

4mm Faceted Round

4352 - $20

Black & White Agate

8mm Faceted Round

7886 - $24.50

Black & White Agate

6 X 8mm Barrel

4685 - $13.50

White Matte Agate

6mm Round

6065 - $9

 
 

Brown Fire Agate

18mm Flat Diamond

7980- $18

 

Dyed Agate

20mm Oval Lentil

2042 - $27.50

Dyed Agate

20mm Lentil

2042 - $27.50

Burnt Agate

25X35mm Oval Twist

2695 - $40

Tibetan Agate

14mm Round

4278 - $27.50

Aged Agate Cigar

9149 - $20

Aged Agate Barrel

9149 - $20

Aged Agate Rondelle

9149 - sold

Beach Glass Agate

$13.50

Beach Glass Agate

$16.50

Beach Glass Agate

$16.50

Beach Glass Agate

14mm Round

4755 - $27.50

Beach Glass Agate

$16.50

Beach Glass Agate

$18

Beach Glass Agate

$18

Chunky Dyed

Agate Blue

sold

Chunky Dyed

Agate Aqua

sold

Brown Fire Agate

Flat Oval - 20 X 40mm

5966 - $15.50

Brown Fire Agate

Flat Oval - 20 X 30mm

7351 - $16.50

Brown Fire Agate

Flat Oval - 20 X 38mm

1014 - $15.50

Brown Fire Agate

Barrel - 16 X 20mm

6895 - $16.50

Brown Fire Agate

Round - 20mm

6144 - $15

 

 

Crazy Lace Agate

Lentil - 25mm

3477 - $11

Crazy Lace Agate Dyed Flat Oval

$20

Crazy Lace Agate Dyed Flat Oval

Half Strand

$11

Crazy Lace Agate Dyed Flat Oval

$22.50

Crazy Lace Agate Dyed Flat Oval

Half Strand

$12.50

 
Botswana Agate

4mm - Round

6448 - $7.50

8mm - Rondelle

5795 - $12.50

6mm - Rondelle

5795 - $12.50

Graduated Rondelle

4792 - $22.50

10 X 15mm Ovals

4791 - $18

Botswana Agate

Orange & Gray

$25.00

Botswana Agate Pendants

Fire Agate

Faceted Round - 6mm

4809 - $15

Tear Drop Pendant

4789 - $5

Fire Agate

Faceted Round - 11.5mm

6558 - $22.50

Fire Agate Coins, Extra Large

Fire Agate - Front & Back

38 to 45mm Coins

1490 - $8/each piece

Fire Agate Coins, Extra Large

Fire Agate

Faceted Round - 8mm

4734 - $17.50

Fire Agate Lentil

4777 -$30.00

Fire Agate Irregular Flat Oval

4778 - $37.50

Pink Crazy Lace Agate - Dyed

Square

8611 - sold

Moss Agate

Graduated Strand Rondelles & Barrels

8546 - $16

Purple Red Agate

Lentil - 20mm

1059 - $20

Amazonite

Amazonite Twists

Amazonite Twist

16 X 30mm

855 - $27.50

Amazonite Twists, Detail

Rectangle

4894 - 415

Oval

15 X 20mm

6990 - $20

Coin

4894 - $15

Oval

7199 - $16.50

Cube

6044 - $8.50

Rectangle

13 X 15mm

6228 - $16

Amazonite Rounds - 8mm

7895 - $9

Amazonite Rounds - 6mm

7895 - $9

Amazonite Ovals

6mm - quarter strand

6879 - $9

Aqua Terra

Aqua terra also known as impression stone  or African opal is the trade name for soft onyx marble, a sea sediment jasper.  Naturally colored beads, often labeled African opal, range from pale/light blue color with some pale yellow or grey patterns.  Dyed versions come in every color of the rainbow.  Whatever they are called, these beads have a unique snakeskin-like pattern.

African Opal Round

4mm - $8.50

African Opal Round

7mm - $12.50

African Opal Disk

$18

African Opal

Flat Oval

$18

 

African Opal - Flat Square

$18

 

Aqua Terra Rondelle

 - $11

Aqua Terra Round

9150 - $8.50

Aqua Terra Round

9150 - $8.50

Aqua Terra Round

9150 - $8.50

Aqua Terra Round

9150 - $8.50

Aqua Terra Round

 - $16.50

Aqua Terra Round

 - $16.50

Aqua Terra Round

 - $16.50

Aqua Terra Round

 - $22.50

Aqua Terra Lg. Disk

 - $20

Aqua Terra Lg. Disk

 - $18

Aqua Terra Sm. Disk

9142 - $11

Aqua Terra Flat Oval

9142 - $11

Aqua Terra Flat Oval

9145 - $20

Aqua Terra Flat Oval

9145 - $20

Aqua Terra Flat Oval

9145 - $20

Aqua Terra

Flat Square

$11

Aqua Terra

Flat Rectangle

9152 -

Aqua Terra

Flat Rectangle

$20

Aqua Terra Rectangle Cube

9148 - $20

Aqua Terra Rectangle Cube

9148 - $20

Aqua Terra Rectangle Cube

9148 - $20

Aqua Terra Rectangle Cube

9148 - $20

Aqua Terra Cigar

 - $18

Aqua Terra Nugget

9153 - $30

Aqua Terra Nugget

9153 - $30

Carnelian

Faceted Square

8623 - $17.50

 

20mm Coin

8624 - $25

Coral

Coral Heishe - 2.5mm

6792 - $10.50

Coral Rice

3 X 6mm

624 - $15

Coral Branch

8mm

7316 - $15

Jade

Flat Jade Oval

 - $13.50

 

Multi-colored

8mm Coin

4711 - $12

Soo Choo Jade

13mm Barrel

9161 - $20

Soo Choo Jade Round

 - $15

Soo Choo Jade ROund

 - $19

Sesame Jade (Dyed)

10 X 20mm Nugget

1659 - $16.50

Jade (Dyed)

10mm Fac. Round

4684 - $24.50

           

Red Jade (Dyed)

Faceted Round - 6mm

8750 - $16.50

Red Jade (Dyed)

10mm Faceted Round

5607 - $20

 

Red Jade (Dyed)

Round - 8mm

6830 - $7.50

 

Flower Jade

4mm Round

3900 - $6

Flower Jade

6 X 8mm Barrel

1039 - $15

Brown 3 Bump Tube

2317a - $13.50

Brown Star

2317b - $13.50

Elongated Green Bicone

2317 - $13.50

Jasper

Turquoise Jasper

Barrel

835a - $8.25

Turquoise Jasper

5mm Round

835b - $8.25

Turquoise Jasper

4mm Drum

7947 - $11

Phrase Jasper Oval

660 - $16.50

Autumn Jasper

8mm - Round

4100 - $7.50

Autumn Jasper

6-7mm - Faceted Rondelle

4758 - $22.50

Autumn Jasper

4mm - Cube

2766 - $6

Conglomerate Jasper

12mm - Coin

4395 - $16.50

Dalmatian Jasper

2 hole Square

7910 - $9

Fancy Jasper - 4mm

Faceted Rondelle

4008 - $23

Fancy Jasper

$12

Imperial Jasper

20mm - Oval

4935 - $30

Ivory Jasper

Square

4 pieces

6491 - $7.00

Ivory Jasper

Flat Oval

6 pieces

4787 - $12.50

Ivory Jasper

Rectangle

6 pieces

4787 - $12.50

Ivory Jasper

Lentil

3479 - $22.50

 

 

Peanut Wood Jasper

Rondelle

 - $20

Peanut Wood Jasper

Square

 - $25

Rain Forest Jasper

10 X 15mm - Oval

5391 - $10

1/2 strand

Imperial Jasper

Lentil

4927 - $16.50

Imperial Jasper

Faceted Rectangle

6859 - $26

 

Ocean Jasper

10.5 to 11mm - Round

 - $20

Ocean Jasper

12.5 to 13mm - Round

 - $22.50

Ocean Jasper

Nugget

 631 - $17.50

Ocean Jasper

Faceted Nugget

6009 - $37.50

Poppy Seed Jasper

4mm Fac. Rondelle

7371 - $23

Porcelain Jasper

Lentil

121 - $32.50

Red Creek Jasper

Flat Oval - 22 X 30mm

6856 - $13.75

8" strand - 7 beads

Red Creek Jasper

Lentil - 14mm

2983 - $16.50

Summer Moukaite

Rondelle

617 - $17.50

Summer Moukaite

Oval

124 - $25.00

 

Misc. Jasper

Dbl Drilled

20 X 30mmTiles

4353 - $24

 

Misc. Jasper Pendant Pieces

35 X 45mm

Tear Drops

8553 - $8.50 each drop

Lapis & Malachite

 

Black & White Striped Malachite

Dyed Flat Oval

1774 - $21

 

Stacked Lapis Lentils - 20mm

2132 - $30

Lapis Lentils - 12mm

8541 - $18.50

Lapis Squares - 12mm

8541 - $18.50

Lapis Rondelles - 6mm

639 - sold

Lapis Lazuli w Pyrite

12 X 16mm Rectangles

Lapis Lazuli with Pyrite

4575 - $25

Denim Lapis

10mm Rectangle

8539 - $14

Denim Lapis

Twist

8547 - $16.50

Denim Lapis

8mm Rondelle

8543 - $18

Denim Lapis

8mm

Round

8544 - $18

Denim Lapis

Dbl Drilled Oval Cabochons

8542 - $18

Denim Lapis

Dbl Drilled

20 X 30mm

Rectangle Tiles

8548 - $25

Lapis

4mm - Round

5282 - $25.50

Lapis

6mm - Round

6476 - $20

Lapis

8mm - Square

4756 - $10

Lapis Faceted

Tear Drop

Half Strand

$15.00

Malachite Octagon

ĵ Strand

7480 - $14.50

Malachite

10-11mm Round

7475 - $37.50

Magnesite

Magnesite is a magnesium carbonate with the same crystal structure as calcite, a calcium carbonate with a hardness and texture similar to turquoise and marble.  Magnesite forms when magnesium-rich rocks such as serpentine or dolomite are exposed to carbon dioxide-rich water.  Typically white in color, magnesite ranges from yellow to white to grey in its natural form. The translucent to opaque stones can have a web-like pattern and a surprising fluorescing quality under shortwave UV lamps due to the high content of magnesium, which is how they are sometimes found in deep caves in Nevada.  Magnesium-rich magnesite is even used as an element in the manufacture of Epsom salts and fireworks.

This stone can be enhanced through dyeing because of its good porosity. The dyed blue-green color makes it an economical simulation of turquoise.  Magnesite gemstone beads with brown and black surface patterning are flooding the beading and jewelry-making market.  It can be difficult to distinguish enhanced magnesite from genuine white and colored turquoise.  Native Americans, including the Pomo Tribes of California, carved white magnesite gemstones into beads for jewelry and currency.  The currency beads were traded individually versus by the strand like most other valued beads.

8mm Round

3899 - $13.75

14mm Round

5940 - $19.25

12mm Round

8647a - $16.50

6mm Rondelle

8647b - $16.50

13mm Rondelle

5647a - $16.50

13mm Rondelle

5647b - $16.50

15mm Irregular Cube

8647c - $16.50

15mm Irregular Cube

8647d - $16.50

15mm Diamond

8647d - $16.50

Round Confetti Strand 2

$8.50

Round Strand 5

$19.00

Round Strand 6

$20.50

Rondelle Strand

$20.50

Graduated Strand

$24.50

Diamond Strand

$27.50

Pendant Pieces

$3.75 each

Coin Strand 3

$13.75

Coin Strand 5

$8.50

Coin Strand 1

$19.00

Miscellaneous

Gold Seen Obsidian

Lentil - 16mm

5227 - $9

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Round - 8mm

8606 - $13.75

Natural Sponge

12mm Round

6483 - $19

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Square - 15mm

5227 - $9

Apache Gold

Round - 8mm

4191 - $16.50

Apache Gold

Rectangle - 14 X 18mm

7348 - $19

Chrysocolla Nugget - $62.50

Chrysocolla Cigars - $36

Chrysocolla Large Rounds - $36

Dragon's Blood

Flat Oval - 22 X 32mm

6486 - $19.50

Dragon's Blood

Lentil - 25mm

5872 - $17.50

Petrified Wood

Faceted Nugget - 20 X 35mm

9115 - $32.50

Green & Red Garnet

Round - 10mm

489 - $17.50

Green & Red Garnet

Rounds - Lentil - 12mm

7311 - $8.50

Maple Quartz

Lentil - 21 mm

6551 - $19

Maple Quartz

Pointy Oval - 12 X 22mm

6821 - $10

 

African Emerald

Large Nugget

8627 - $18.75

Faceted A-Go-Go

Aqua Glass - 20mm

5886 - $31.50

Faceted A-Go-Go

Clear Glass - 20mm

5886 - $31.50

Green Stone Ring

852 - $12.50

Green Stone

Coin

2790 - $22

Green Stone

Corner Drilled Square - ½ Strand

4746 - $13.50

 

Green Goldstone

14mm Faceted Square

6065 - $18

 

Goldstone Round

 - $7.50

Faceted Goldstone

Round

 - $14

Goldstone Cube

 - $9

Goldstone Mixed

Rondelle

 - $18

Goldstone Mixed

Round

 - $16.50

Goldstone Mixed

Lentil

 - $18

 

Glass Briolette

5341 - $1.25 each

 

Hematite Rice

 - $3.50

Hematite Star

 - $7.50

Rhodocrosite Nugget

8940 - $22

Opal/Opalite

8mm Merkabah

677 - $20

4 X 6mm - Faceted Rondelle

5289 - $25

Semi-Precious

Our semi-precious listings have grown

so much, we have given them a whole page.

Click here to visit the Semi-Precious page.

Quartz

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Strawberry Quartz

5 X 10mm Rondelle

5998a - $10

Strawberry Quartz

8 X 10mm Egg

5998b - $10

Strawberry Quartz

13mm Lantern

3603 - $18

Strawberry Quartz

4 X 8mm Peanut

6054 - $12

Size Comparison

Cracked Multi-Colored

5 X 12mm Top Drilled Nugget

 5986 - $20

Faceted Blue

10mm Round

855 -$62.50

African Ruby Quartz

35mm Cigar

4783 - $27.50

African Ruby Quartz

Graduated Irregular

8536b - sold

Strawberry Quartz

15 X 20mm Barrel

7488 - $15

Tiger Eye

Blue Tiger Eye

Rectangle - 13 X 19mm

4130 - $25

Blue & Yellow Tiger Eye

Lentil - 12mm

4153 - $16.50

Yellow Tiger Eye

Round - 4mm

7325 - $6

Yellow Tiger Eye

Round - 6mm

2296 - $11

Yellow Tiger Eye

Flat Pointy Oval - 15 X 30mm

7326 - $16.50

Yellow Tiger Eye

Flat Pointy Oval - 9 X 15mm

7639 - $18.50

Oval

6543 - $32.50

Oval Half Strand

8950 - $18

Twisted Tear Drop

8951 - $22.50

Faceted Disk

$30

Flat Oval

$11

Cube

$11

Barrel & Rondelle

$13.50

Faceted Round

4323 - $15.00

Faceted Round

4331 - $30.00

Turquoise

Graduated Rondelle

6 to 20mm

6668 - sold

Graduated Heishi

4 to 10mm

7224 - $60

10mm Round

5443 - $33

Multi-colored

10 X 17mm Barrel

582 - $8

 

Two Hole Rectangle

13 X 18mm

4127 - $37.50/8 beads

 

Turquoise Oval Nugget - $18

Note one Broken Stone on Strand.

Priced accordingly.

Turquoise Flat Oval

35 X 15mm

$27.50

18 X 22mm Nugget

Stabilized

2368 - $15

10mm Round

5443 - $33

4 to 8mm Heishi

5985 - sold

Chinese Faceted

Graduated Petals

10 to 22mm

5840a - $95

Chinese Faceted

Graduated Petals

10 to 22mm

5840b - $95

Chinese Graduated

Free Form & Round

13 to 20mm

2777 - $62.50

Faceted

Graduated Chunks

14 to 20mm

2026 - $75

Flat Nuggets

12mm

2023 - $45

Graduated Rondelle

2035 - $112.50

 

Bells

2056 - $60/Strand

or $3.50 each