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Cost per bead:

9 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm (long) pyramid-shaped beads (about 8mm wide at the base) with the hole running through the center.

Colors/description:

Translucent sapphire blue with a cloud of translucent peridot green in the middle.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects, but an occasional bead may have a problem.

How photographed:

In the light tent with studio lights.  This method always makes the beads look dull, but these beads are shiny.

Comments:

The actual beads are a little lighter than the picture shows, and also shinier (as mentioned above).  These beads are more expensive than the one-color pyramid beads because the supplier charges more for two-color beads.  Note:  For a very long time I had these beads marked as 10mm.  The supplier said they were 10mm, and I accepted that number without measuring them myself.  It turns out that the supplier was measuring the base of the beads corner to corner (a dishonest way of measuring them).