Beads & Strands
Round, faceted and chip beads on strands.
Gemstone beads are supplied on 15–16 inch strands for jewellery makers and manufacturers: round, faceted, rondelle, chip, nugget and tube shapes.
We grade beads by colour, clarity and drilling quality so your finished pieces look consistent.
Bulk supply
- Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 mm and more
- Polished, matte or faceted
- Sold per strand or per 100 strands
- Custom hole sizes on request
Beads & Strands are available in
Choose any crystal below — or ask for a mixed assortment.
Chalcedony Agate
Banded chalcedony in endless patterns.
Quartz Amethyst
The violet quartz — calm, clear and endlessly popular.
Tourmaline Black Tourmaline
Striated black crystals, the classic protection stone.
Quartz Citrine
Golden quartz of sunshine and abundance.
Quartz Clear Quartz
Water-clear rock crystal — the master crystal.
Halide Fluorite
Rainbow-banded crystals in purple, green and blue.
Feldspar Labradorite
Grey feldspar that flashes blue, gold and green.
Sulphide Pyrite
Metallic gold cubes — "fool's gold".
Quartz Rose Quartz
The soft pink stone of love and kindness.
Garnet Almandine
Deep wine-red iron garnet.
Feldspar Amazonite
Sea-green feldspar with soft white streaks.
Phosphate Apatite
Calcium phosphate in blue, green and yellow.
Beryl Aquamarine
Sea-blue beryl, the stone of sailors.
Chalcedony Bloodstone
Dark green chalcedony speckled with red.
Chalcedony Carnelian
Translucent orange chalcedony full of warmth.
Chalcedony Chalcedony
Waxy, translucent microcrystalline quartz.
Chalcedony Chrysoprase
Apple-green chalcedony coloured by nickel.
Oxide Corundum
The second-hardest natural mineral.
Beryl Emerald
The green beryl, coloured by chromium.
Garnet Garnet
Deep wine-red crystals of the garnet family.
Quartz Green Aventurine
Sparkly green quartz, the "stone of opportunity".
Tourmaline Green Tourmaline
Long green crystals of elbaite tourmaline.
Garnet Grossular
Calcium garnet in green, gold and orange.
Beryl Heliodor
Golden-yellow beryl.
Oxide Hematite
Heavy, metallic iron oxide with a mirror shine.
Garnet Hessonite
Honey-orange garnet known as Gomed.
Cordierite Iolite
Violet-blue gem that changes colour as you turn it.
Chalcedony Jasper
Opaque, patterned quartz rock in red, yellow and brown.
Silicate Kyanite
Blade-shaped blue crystals that never need cleansing — so they say.
Mica Lepidolite
Lilac lithium mica that sparkles softly.
Carbonate Malachite
Swirling bands of vivid copper green.
Quartz Milky Quartz
Snow-white quartz full of tiny bubbles.
Feldspar Moonstone
Feldspar with a soft, floating blue glow.
Beryl Morganite
Soft peach-pink beryl.
Chalcedony Moss Agate
Clear chalcedony with green moss-like patterns.
Chalcedony Onyx
Glossy black chalcedony, classic in jewellery.
Tourmaline Pink Tourmaline
Soft pink elbaite tourmaline.
Silicate Prehnite
Translucent lime-green, often with black epidote needles.
Garnet Pyrope
Bright blood-red magnesium garnet.
Tourmaline Rubellite
Raspberry-red tourmaline.
Corundum Ruby
Red corundum, the king of gems.
Quartz Rutilated Quartz
Clear quartz threaded with golden needles.
Corundum Sapphire
Blue (and many other colours of) corundum.
Chalcedony Sardonyx
Banded red-brown and white chalcedony.
Silicate Serpentine
Waxy green stone with a snakeskin pattern.
Silicate Sillimanite
Fibrous aluminium silicate from India and Sri Lanka.
Quartz Smoky Quartz
Smoky brown quartz with a grounding look.
Garnet Spessartine
Glowing orange manganese garnet.
Oxide Spinel
Octahedral crystals once mistaken for ruby.
Feldspar Sunstone
Orange feldspar sparkling with copper glitter.
Silicate Topaz
Hard, glassy crystals in gold, blue and clear.
Silicate Zircon
Natural brilliant gem — not cubic zirconia.
Bulk beads & strands — tell us your quantity
We supply raw stones, tumbled and polished pieces, carvings, beads and finished jewellery such as pendants and bracelets by the kilo or by the piece. Tell us what you need and we will reply with availability, sizes and lead time.
Other forms we supply
Raw & Rough Stones
Natural, uncut pieces straight from the mine.
Crystal Clusters
Groups of natural crystal points on one base.
Geodes & Cathedrals
Hollow rocks lined with sparkling crystals.
Natural Points
Single terminated crystals as they grew.
Mineral Specimens
Collector-grade natural pieces.
Chips & Gravel
Small tumbled or raw chips by the kilo.
Tumbled Stones
Smooth, polished pocket stones.
Towers & Generators
Polished standing points.
Photo credits
- Photo: Mobash12 — CC0, via Wikimedia Commons — source