6mm Opaque Blue/Green Mottled Luster Round Beads [50]

Cost per bead:

5.8 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round (spherical).

Colors/description:

White glass beads with a light green/blue coating and a mottled brownish-topaz coating on top of that.  These are luster beads, meaning that the finish is particularly shiny.  I don't know if the luster finish is a separate coating, or exactly how they achieve it.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The first batch of these beads had more obvious mottling than subsequent batches.  I liked the heavier mottling.  I am now getting these beads from two different sources.  Supplier E sells a bead which is a little more green than supplier M sells.  When I compare the beads, they look different to me; but when I photographed the beads from supplier M, the picture looked the same as the picture that was already posted.  Consequently, I am not selling the beads separately.  When the slightly more greenish beads from supplier E sell out, I will simply substitute the slightly more bluish beads from supplier M.

Please note that the picture is a close-up.  When viewed with the eyes, the colors tend to meld together, making the beads look more homogenous.