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Cost per bead:

3.5

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm teardrops with the hole running sideways through the narrow end.

Colors/description:

Turquoise (opaque greenish aqua).

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

As is typical of Czech beads, these beads are made from two halves, and they have a slight seam down the middle of each bead.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The original batch of these beads had defects, but this new batch appears to be mostly perfect (my estimate is that only 2% or 3% are defective, which is a good percentage).