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Shown below are the various colors of
gemstone beads available. Please keep in mind that these are all natural
materials (except where marked) and the color, pattern and intensity
will vary between beads. No two are marked exactly alike.

Stone Colors and Available Bead Shapes
WHITE/GREY/TAN:
mother of pearl
round

hearts

 

moonstone
round 

oval
chips

mother of pearl, pearescent white/ivory

freshwater pearls
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white howlite
hearts

round

oval

cubes

crosses

thumbnail of freshwater pearls
white howlite, opaque white with black matrix streaks

Fossil stone (aka "riverstone")

round

rice-shaped



PURPLE/LAVENDER:

amethyst
oval
'buttons'
chips

fluorite
chips

cylinders

round

cubes

hearts

amethyst, transparent lavender to purple fluorite, streaked purple to pale gold


RED/MAROON:
garnet
round
chips
garnet, transparent dark red


MIXED COLORS:

Australian tiger-iron
round

hearts


Picture Jasper
round         lg. teardrops
chips                 crosses
hearts                    stars

cubes     crescent moons

cylinders       rice-shaped

tiger-iron, streaked shiny black, red and tigereye riverstone, tan with brown and black spots and stripes

Dalmation stone
(beige w/black spots)

hearts

 

Leopardskin agate

round

chips

dalmatian stone, tan with black spots leopardskin agate, varigated browns, reds and greys


PEACH/PINK:

rose quartz
hearts

rectangle
round

peach aventurine
hearts
rectangles

rose quartz, translucent pink peach aventurine, peach to dark orange

rhodochrosite
chips

rhodonite

round

rhodochrosite, opaque pink striped



BLACK/GREY:
hematite
round            oval
hearts 
          stars
cubes          chips

cowskin agate

(black & white)

round

hematite, shiny gunmetal grey

black onyx
round
chips

hearts

snowflake obsidian

(black w/grey)
chips

round

hearts

black onyx, opaque shiny black snowflake obsidian, black with white

Light grey fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

Black fiber optic

(manmade stone) 

round



GREEN:

green aventurine
round
rectangles
hearts

African bloodstone
round

bloodstone, opaque green with small red spots

peridot
round
tiny chips

malachite
chips

round

hearts

peridot, transparent pale yellow-green malachite, opaque green striped
tree agate
crosses
chips
azurite/malachite
(mixed blue and green)
chips
tree agate, white with green streaks azurite/malachite, mixture of blue azurite and green malachite

Light green fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

Bright green fiber optic 

(manmade stone)

round

hearts



BLUE:

sodalite
round

hearts

dumortierite
cubes

hearts

sodalite, blue with white streaks

blue lace agate
round
chips

turquoise
small nuggets

cubes

round

blue lace agate, pale lavender-blue streaks

turquoise

turquoise howlite (dyed)
hearts

round

lapis lazuli
chips

round

rice-shaped

turquoise dyed howlite, manmade turquoise

lapis lazuli, deep royal blue with gold flecks

Labradorite

(grey with flashes of blue

and green)

leaves

ovals

Denim Lapis

round

blue goldstone
(manmade stone)
chips

stars

cubes

ovals

hearts

Sky blue fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

hearts

blue goldstone, deep blue with tiny gold flecks

Navy blue fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

Blue fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

 

Bright blue fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

hearts



BROWN/ORANGE/GOLDEN:

citrine
chips

round

Copper fiber optic 

(manmade stone)
round

citrine, pale transparent yellow

brown dalestone, copper-colored fiber optic material

gold tigereye
round

hearts
chips

amber
chips

teardrop shape

tigereye, chatoyent gold/brown amber, transparent pale yellow to orange

goldstone 

(manmade stone)
chips

round

cubes

carnelian
chips

round

goldstone, copper-colored stone with gold flecks

Orange fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

hearts

Pale yellow fiber optic 

(manmade stone) 

round

Olive/gold fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

Bright yellow fiber optic

(manmade stone)

round

hearts



Suggestions for Matching Your Pet's Colors With Stones

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