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Item no.:

G741

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm round with 3 facets or 'windows'.

Colors/description:

Translucent alexandrite with a bronze luster coating; alexandrite changes color from light blue to pinkish violet depending on the kind of light.

Defects:

Fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets, and that includes these 3-cut beads which are also fire-polished.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

Comments:

The 3-cut bronze-coated beads have proved to be very popular, but the supplier carries them in only a few colors.