10mm White Opalescent Faceted Round Beads [20]

Cost per bead:

16.5 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

10mm round, faceted.

Colors/description:

Cloudy, milky or opalescent white.

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects, but fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.

How photographed:

In the light tent with studio lights.

Comments:

The beads are shinier and more sparkly than the picture shows; the light tent always makes beads look dull.  The supplier says there are hints of pink and topaz in these beads, but I don't see them.  Opalescent beads always refract yellow light, so that may be why they think there's topaz in them.  They were very expensive.

My picture above isn't very clear, so here's the supplier's picture: