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Cost per bead:

5.4 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:

Translucent dark "prairie" green (called "bottle" green by some suppliers, probably a better name).

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I have a confession:  When I got in the new batch of these beads and saw how much lighter they were than the old batch, instead of taking a new picture, I simply lightened the old picture.  Surprisingly, it came out very well, and I think the lightened picture is accurate enough for me to use it.  It's possible that the old batch wasn't as dark as the picture indicates, but that I simply took a poor picture.  My photographic techniques have evolved substantially from the early days.

You'll notice that the price has gone down a little; I am using a new pricing formula.

Supplier:

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