Precious

Tots precious.

We carry an array of precious gemstone beads across shapes, weights, colors, and types. 

Typically, precious beads include Sapphires, Diamonds, Emeralds, and Rubies.

In the Old World, amethysts were thought to be included as well in what was then referred to as Cardinal Gems (this was until a large deposits of amethysts was found in Brazil). While this term has fallen out of use, we now use precious gems to refer to all of them except amethysts. 

Precious stones are distinct from semi-precious stones due to their scratch resistance, or more technically, by their hardness. They are also typically more prized for this durability.