6mm Dark Blue Iris Bicone Beads [50]

Cost per bead:

5.4 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm bicones -- the bicone shape is like two pyramids joined at their bases, with the hole through the middle.

Colors/description:

Glass beads (not sure which color) with a lustrous, metallic blue iridescent coating which reflects various colors in additional to blue, most notably olive green, purple and brown (the picture shows it best).

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

The "iris" colors sometimes look good and sometimes look terrible.  In this case, the beads are very attractive.