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Item no.:

G983

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round (spherical)

Colors/description:

clear beads with a light brown luster coating

Defects:

A small percentage of beads – perhaps 5% – have dirt in the glass.  Also, the holes are a little rough; and since these are translucent beads, that roughness looks like frostiness through the glass.

Comments:

When I look at these beads at night, the coating looks yellowish, but that's probably because artificial light has a yellowish cast.  Czech glass beads which are clear (colorless) are called "crystal", though there is no lead in them and there is nothing special about the glass.