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Item no.:

G762

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm stretched bicones with rounded edges

Colors/description:

blue swirls in clear glass

Defects:

At least 5% of these beads have cracks, and the cracks are in clusters, meaning that most cracked beads have a bunch of cracks and not just one clean crack.  That makes the cracks easier to see, but still not easy to see.  A fair number of beads also have bubbles in the glass, though I don't consider that to be a serious defect.  I am including an extra 10% in every lot.  If you get these beads, you'll need to examine each one carefully for defects before you use it.

Comments:

I got these beads mainly because they are cheap, although I do think they are nice.