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9mm Ruby/Hematite Luster Teardrop Beads [50] (see Comments)

9mm Ruby/Hematite Luster Teardrop Beads [50] (see Comments)
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Price Per Lot: $3.50
Lots Available: 6
Style No. (bin): G2233 (aka~m)

Style no.: G2233
Beads per lot: 50
Cost per bead: 7 cents
Bead material: Glass
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Size/shape: 9mm long x 6mm wide teardrop-shaped beads with the hole running sideways through the narrow end.
Colors/description: Translucent tuby red (actually, the supplier calls them "light garnet") with a gray metallic luster coating that looks like hematite.  The coating isn't so dense that you can't see the color of the glass.
Hole size: 1mm (estimated).
Defects: The picture revealed that an occasional bead has a dent in the side; I haven't noticed any other defects.
How photographed: At the window in natural daylight.  I tried photographing the beads under the lamps, but each bead came out with a halo of light reflections on it that were was very distracting.
Comments: The actual beads are much nicer than the picture indicates.  Firstly, the red color in the picture isn't quite right.  The actual red is richer and more pleasing.  When I adjusted the red one way, it started to look orange; and when I adjusted it the other way, it started to look purple, so I had to leave it just about where it was.  Secondly, the beads are more sparkly and perfect-looking than they appear in the pictures.  They are really very nice beads.
Date first posted: February 7, 2015
Supplier: M
Caleb's notes:
9mm Ruby/Hematite Luster Teardrop Beads [50] (see Comments)
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9mm Ruby/Hematite Luster Teardrop Beads [50] (see Comments)
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