Gray Labradorite Cube Beads 6mm Jewelry Making 15 Inch Strand 60 Beads

Gray Labradorite Cube Beads cut as small four-sided cubes with flat polished faces, in gray with a green cast and the occasional silver-white face. These are not faceted — each side is a single clean plane, which gives the blue flash a broad flat surface to sit on, so it appears and disappears in blocks as the strand turns. At 6mm they sit square and close on the wire, which makes them one of the more useful gray labradorite beads to keep on hand as a spacer or as a full strand for DIY jewelry making.

• Size: 6mm four-sided cube beads; center-drilled hole approximately 1.0mm with a +/- 0.2mm difference; polished finish
• Material: Natural Gray Labradorite, cube beads
• Quantity: Approximately 60 beads per 15 inch strand

FAQ

What are these gray labradorite beads good for? A cube sits flat and does not roll, so a run of them holds a straight line where rounds would wander. They work as square spacers between larger focal stones, as a complete bracelet at one size, and as a textured counterpoint in a mixed strand of natural stone beads.

Will the beads vary? Yes — this is a natural stone, so the gray shifts from light through to near-black along a single 15 inch strand, the green cast is stronger on some cubes than others, and a few carry small dark inclusion spots. The blue flash depends on the angle you view it from: turn the strand and it moves from face to face.

What pairs well with them? Silver tone and 18K white gold plated findings, and larger faceted stones when you want the cubes to read as the quiet element in a mixed strand.