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| Style: | G2110 |
| Beads per lot: | 50 |
| Cost per bead: | 6 cents |
| Bead material: | Glass |
| Country of origin: | Czech Republic |
| Size/shape: |
6mm round (spherical). |
| Colors/description: |
Translucent red with a hematite-colored luster finish. |
| Hole size: | 1mm (estimated). |
| Defects: | The beads appear to be in good shape. |
| How photographed: | At the window in natural daylight. |
| Comments: |
The supplier of these beads calls them "garnet luster", and for a while I was fooled by that designation. But then I finally looked at them closely and realized why they are so dark because they have a hematite or "gunmetal" coating. Thus, these are like the 6mm round hematite-colored beads (G249) that I sell, except that when you hold them up to the light, you can see red inside. In my opinion, that makes them more interesting beads than I originally thought. By the way, the words "hematite" and "gunmetal" are pretty much exchangeable on my site. Sometimes I use one word because it sounds better, and other times I use the other word because it sounds better. |
| Date first posted: |
November 27, 2012 |
| Supplier: | M |
| Caleb's notes: | Curiously, the brown luster beads were much more expensive than these, though they are very similar. So I averaged the price together with these so that I could sell the brown beads at a more reasonable price. |
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![6mm Hematite-Colored Round Glass Beads [50]](http://www.purebeads.com/catalogue/image/cache/data/G200/G249bt-180x180.jpg "6mm Hematite-Colored Round Glass Beads [50]") 6mm Hematite-Colored Round Glass Beads [50] G249 (doa~) $2.50 |
