Bead Butterfly provides you with a carefully selected variety of beads made from natural gemstones (offered in different sizes, shapes, and colors). The natural beauty of the gemstone reflects itself in any jewelry that you make.  Our natural stone collection ranges from A-Z and includes: Agate, Aventurine, Bloodstone, Garnet, Jade, Jasper, Mother of Pearl, Rhyolite, Sodalite, Turquoise, Unakite and beyond!
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Agate	Agate Agate is a beautiful natural stone that comes in a wide variety of colors (natural and dyed), shapes, and sizes.  Agate is a term applied not to a distinct mineral species, but to an aggregate of various forms of silica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate
Aventurine	Aventurine Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterized by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventurine
Bloodstone	Bloodstone Bloodstone is a bright to emerald-green chalcedony that is sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodstone
Carnelian	Carnelian Carnelian sometimes spelled cornelian, is a red or reddish-brown variant of chalcedony. The word is derived from the Latin word meaning horn, in reference to the flesh color sometimes exhibited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnelian
Garnet	Garnet Garnet is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. Garnets are available in many colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, and colorless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnet
Howlite	Howlite Howlite is a white, chalky mineral that can be dyed to resemble other minerals used in jewelry. This mineral is named after Henry How, a Canadian chemist, geologist, and mineralogist of Nova Scotia, who first described the species. http://www.mindat.org/min-1936.html
Jade	Jade Many minerals are sold as jade. Some of these are: serpentine, carnelian, aventurine quartz, glass, grossularite, Vesuvianite, soapstone, shoushan stone, and recently, Australian chrysoprase. "Olive jade" and "New jade" are really serpentine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade
Jasper	Jasper Jasper is an opaque, impure variety of quartz that is usually red, yellow, or brown in color. The name means "spotted stone" and is derived from Anglo-French jaspre. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper
Labradorite	Labradorite Labrodorite is a fieldspar mineral. The geological type area for labradorite is Paul's Island near the town of Nain in Labrador, Canada. It occurs in large crystal masses in anorthosite and shows an iridescence or play of colors.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labradorite
Marble	Marble Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from the metamorphism of limestone, composed mostly of calcite. It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble
Moonstone	Moonstone Orthoclase is an important mineral, which forms igneous rock. It is also known as alkali feldspar and is common in granite and related rocks. When pearly and opalescent, orthoclase is called moonstone and is used in jewelry.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoclase
Mother of Pearl	Mother of Pearl Mother of Pearl, the common name for Nacre, is a naturally-occurring organic-inorganic composite secreted by the mantle tissue of certain species of mollusk. The iridescent inner layer is considered highly attractive by many cultures and is often used in making jewelry or as inlays in wood furniture and guitars.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_pearl
Pietersite	Pietersite Pietersite has striking combinations of gold, red and blue color segments which sometimes also includes a deep golden brown color. Regardless of the source, Pietersite will always hahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietersiteve brecciated, fibrous bands of blue, gold and/or red tiger eye type fibers in quartz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietersite
Quartz	Quartz Quartz is one of the most common minerals of the continental crust and goes by a bewildering array of different names. Quartz is a common constituent of granite, sandstone, limestone, and many other igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz
Rhodonite	Rhodonite Rhodonite is a member of the pyroxene group of minerals.  It commonly occurs with a rose-red color, often tending to brown because of surface oxidation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodonite
Rhyolite	Rhyolite Rhyolite is a volcanic stone with a high content of silica with low iron and magnesium. It is a member of the granite family of rocks that is light in color and usually contains pink feldspar.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyolite
Serpentine	Serpentine In mineralogy and gemology, serpentine may refer to any of 20 varieties belonging to the serpentine group. Serpentine is said to owe its name either to its serpent-like colours and patterns or from an old belief that the stones were effective protection from snake bites. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine
Sodalite	Sodalite Sodalite is a rare, rich, royal blue mineral widely enjoyed as an ornamental stone. Well known for its blue color, sodalite may also be grey, yellow, green, or pink and is often mottled with white veins or patches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodalite
Tiger Eye	Tiger Eye Tiger's eye (also Tigers eye, Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone (and a member of the quartz group) that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster. Notable sources of tiger's eye include the USA, Canada, China, Brazil, Namibia, India and Burma. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_eye
Turquoise	Turquoise Turquoise is opaque, blue-to-green mineral. It is rare and valuable in finer grades typically found in Iranian mines. Most American turquoise is of a low grade, called "chalk turquoise", and typically has a consistency that precludes its use in jewelry. However, the development of pressure impregnation by epoxy and plastics has made the chalky material usable, durable, and attractive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turquoise
Unakite	Unakite First discovered in the United States in the Unakas mountains of North Carolina, unakite is an altered granite composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and generally clear quartz. It exists in various shades of green and pink and is usually mottled in appearance.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unakite
Searching for additional beads? Bead Butterfly has a large selection of beautiful, high-quality Glass and Crystal beads.  Shop Glass and Crystal Beads now. We also have a special collection of butterfly beads and other novelty beads as well as a large selection of sale beads.  Need some inspiration? We have dozens of completed necklaces and bracelets that can help inspire your own jewelry making projects. View our NicoleMarie Collection to find jewelry that uses a variety of natural stone beads, glass beads, focal beads, sterling silver findings, and more.

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