6x9mm Turquoise Picasso Faceted Rondelle Beads [25]

Cost per bead:

25 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm (long, from hole to hole) x 9mm (wide) faceted rondelles.  A rondelle is any round bead which is longer than it is wide.  In other words, tire-shaped.

Colors/description:

Greenish turquoise with a yellow-brown mottled "picasso" coating.  I also see other colors in the coating, specifically grayish-lavender.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any significant defects.  However, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

Turquoise beads with a picasso coating are always popular.