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Beads per lot:

50

Cost per bead:

8.4 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

4mm (from hole to hole) x 7mm (wide) faceted rondels.  A rondel is a round bead which is wider than it is long.

Colors/description:

Turquoise (opaque greenish aqua) with a yellow-brown picasso coating, which makes the beads look olive green.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The only significant defect I've noticed is that an occasional bead won't have as much picasso coating as the others.  Also, 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 carried similar beads three years ago (but they were darker).  At that time I charged $3.70 per lot.  So in three years I don't think my price has gone up that much.