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Cost per bead:

5.2 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

2mm x 6mm rondels (disks).

Colors/description:

Glass beads with a gunmetal-gray or hematite surface.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

An occasional bead may have a pit or be malformed.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I thought these beads would be useful to many designers.  Such beads can be gotten in pure hematite, of course, and I may get real hematite beads in the future.