With so many different types of unique gemstone beads available to jewelry designers, how can you choose which beads to use? Everyone knows wholesale beads are available in standard gemstones like rubies, emeralds and sapphires; a wide array of options is available to designers seeking a unique look. Below are a few of the less common gemstones like olive quartz, cat’s eye quartz, indicolite tourmaline, chaorite briolettes and moss aquamarine.
Olive Quartz
An olive quartz is a light yellowish-green stone, its coloring is similar to a green olive. They are slightly transparent and can be cut into coins, pear briolettes, heart briolettes and pillow shapes. The price of these wholesale beads can range from $100 to just over $450 per set and the price changes according to the size and cut of the unique gemstone beads. The beads can be used in nearly all types of jewelry make beautiful necklaces and bracelets.
Cat’s Eye Quartz
An equally unique gemstone bead is the cat’s eye quartz. These stones can be cut into many shapes, such as pears, tears, kites and candy kisses. These opaque beads are green with yellowish green tones. The price of these wholesale beads ranges around $60 to just under $100 for a set.
Indicolite Tourmaline
The impressive indicolite tourmaline beads are transparent with a color can range from light to dark teal blue. Indicolite tourmaline can be cut into shapes like ovals or left in its more natural state for a beautiful, natural look. The price of these wholesale beads can range from $80-$120 for a set, depending on the size and cut of the stones and the size of the set.
Chaorite Briolettes
The chaorite briolette is a beautiful medium-dark violet bead. Like many richly-colored beads, the color range can vary and can range from semi transparent to opaque with lighter violet shades veined throughout the stone. The beads can be cut into heart or pear briolettes and the cost of these wholesale beads can range from $80-$185 for a set, depending on the size of the stones.
Moss Aquamarine
Another unique gemstone bead is the moss aquamarine. The stone is a greenish seafoam blue and is transparent to semi transparent. Visible internal characteristics create a mossy appearance and that’s where the bead gets its name. The unique gemstone beads can be cut into many different shapes including checkboard faceted tear drops, faceted rounds, hearts, pear briolettes, satellite cuts and tumbled and plain nuggets. Prices of these wholesale beads can range from $60-$450, depending on the size of the stones and the set.
These are only a few of more unique gemstone beads available to jewelry designers. Each of these different beads has unique characteristics that will add to the beauty of any jewelry collection. Buying wholesale beads will enable designers to create beautiful jewelry at fantastic prices.
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