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Items per lot:

50 beads

Cost per bead:

7.2 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

3mm (long) x 6mm (wide) rondels with a square edge and facets around the outside.  A rondel is any round bead which is wider than it is long.  The hole runs through the 3mm length.

Colors/description:

A mixture of translucent colors:  light blue, mossy green, siam red, amethyst purple, and brown.  The light blue beads have a luster coating, and the others have a gold-luster or bronze-luster coating.  Some beads (though I'm not sure which ones) may have the color in the coating and not in the glass.

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 like mixes like these.  The Czech mixes come in various shades, and this mix is on the dark side.