Jewelry Beads · Gemstone
Semi-Precious Stone Beads
The working semi-precious range — jasper, jade and crystal donuts, coral branch chips and strand lines — at production minimums from 50 pieces.
Semi-precious is the trade's everyday tier of gemstone: jasper, jade-family stones, crystal and coral worked into beads and pendants at prices that let designers use real stone in production jewellery. In this catalogue the tier is documented most completely in donut form — a semi-precious flat donut line at 12/14/16mm and $0.40–0.65 is the entry point of the whole gemstone section.
Treat this page as the index of what is actually recorded. Beyond the donut lines and the red coral branch chips, semi-precious strands rotate with material supply, so the honest way to buy them is by inquiry: name the stone, the shape (round, rondelle, chip, donut), the size and the finish, and we confirm which entries are in the current catalogue with their prices and minimums. A supplier who publishes a permanent list of forty stones is usually publishing a wish, not a warehouse.
Recorded semi-precious lines
| Line | Details on record |
|---|---|
| Semi-precious donut pendants | Flat donuts 12/14/16mm — $0.40–0.65, MOQ 50 pcs |
| Natural gemstone donut beads | Flat donuts 18/20/25mm — $0.65–1.15, MOQ 50 pcs |
| Mixed jasper jade crystal donuts | 30/40/50mm — $1.25–4.75, MOQ 50 pcs |
| Red coral branch chips | Natural bamboo red coral — $3.30–3.50, MOQ 20 strands |
| Jade carving pendants | Carved Hsiu jade and black jade lines; see jade pendants |
How buyers spec semi-precious lines
- Stone, shape, size, finish — all four. A semi-precious inquiry missing any one of the four cannot be quoted accurately. Matte and polished finishes of the same stone are different SKUs.
- Ask about dye and stabilisation. Colour-enhanced and stabilised material is normal in this tier and legitimate when declared. Get the treatment declared on your order, not discovered by your customers.
- Donuts first for pendants. If you need a stone pendant at a 50-piece minimum, the recorded donut ladder (12–50mm) is the fastest route — no tooling, no waiting for a strand line to rotate in.
- Strand counts vary. Chip and strand lines are quoted by the strand; ask for strand length and approximate piece count so you can cost per finished piece.
Minimums, units and packing
Recorded minimums: 50 pieces on all donut lines, 20 strands on the coral chip line. For strand lines beyond the recorded set, minimums are confirmed per SKU with your inquiry — we would rather quote a real figure per stone than publish a generic one that fits nothing.
Buyer questions
What is the difference between this page and gemstone beads?
This page is the semi-precious working tier — the stones and shapes in everyday production. The gemstone beads page is the section index, including the natural-stone framing and crafts lines.
Which stones are available as round bead strands?
Strand availability rotates with material. Send your stone and size list; the reply confirms which stones are currently in the catalogue as strands, with prices and minimums per SKU.
Is the coral natural?
The listing records it as natural bamboo red coral branch chips. Coral is a regulated material in some markets — check your import rules, and ask for the material declaration on your order documents.
Related specimens
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Tell us the material, size, hole size, quantity and unit basis (pieces, strands, pairs or bags) for each item on your list. We confirm current pricing, minimums and packing per SKU before you commit.
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