$24.00+
🩵 Untreated Natural Hubei Turquoise Round Beads
Beautiful Natural Untreated Hubei Turquoise beads featuring an incredible assortment of turquoise blue, robin’s-egg blue, green, tan, rust, reddish brown, and dark matrix.
This batch has a wonderfully earthy, matrix-rich character. Some beads feature predominantly bright turquoise or green coloration, while others display dramatic brown host-rock patterns, webbing, and contrasting matrix.
The beads are polished into classic round shapes and available in approximately 4mm, 5mm, and 7mm.
📏 Size & Details
Gemstone: Natural Hubei Turquoise
Treatment: Untreated
Shape: Round
Available Sizes: 4mm, 5mm & 7mm
Strand Length: Approx. 15–15.5 inches
Finish: Smooth Polished
Color: Turquoise Blue, Green, Aqua, Tan, Brown, Rust & Dark Matrix
Sold By: One Strand
Because these are natural turquoise beads, size, roundness, color, matrix, and surface characteristics may vary slightly.
📿 Approximate Bead Counts
Based on your standard round-bead counts:
4mm — Approx. 106 beads | approx. 0.6mm hole
5mm — Approx. 82 beads | approx. 0.6mm hole
7mm — Approx. 52–54 beads | approx. 0.8–1mm hole
Counts are approximate and may vary slightly by strand.
🌎 Earthy, Matrix-Rich Turquoise
One of the most distinctive features of this batch is the tremendous natural-looking color variation.
🩵 Robin’s-egg & turquoise blue
🌊 Aqua and blue-green
💚 Mint, sage & earthy green
🤎 Chocolate and reddish brown
🧡 Rust & warm ochre tones
🖤 Dark matrix and webbing
🤍 Pale natural matrix
Rather than a perfectly uniform blue strand, these beads offer an organic, rustic appearance with each bead displaying its own combination of turquoise and matrix.
💍 Perfect for Jewelry Making
These round turquoise beads work beautifully for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, Southwestern jewelry, bohemian designs, layering pieces, gemstone stacks, and artisan jewelry.
They are especially attractive alongside Spiny Oyster shell, red or orange coral, sterling silver, Kingman turquoise, shell beads, lapis, and other Southwestern jewelry materials.
🔮 Turquoise Meaning & Symbolism
Turquoise has traditionally been associated with protection, communication, tranquility, friendship, and good fortune.
Gemstone meanings and metaphysical properties are based on traditional beliefs and are provided for informational purposes only.
📸 Natural Variation
Please expect significant variation from bead to bead and strand to strand.
Some strands may contain more bright blue and turquoise beads, while others may feature considerably more green, tan, rust, brown, or dark matrix. This variation is part of the character of this material.
💎 Why Buy From Perfect Gems?
✔ Natural Untreated Hubei Turquoise
✔ 4mm, 5mm & 7mm round options
✔ Beautiful blue, green & earthy colors
✔ Distinctive brown and dark matrix
✔ Approx. 15–15.5" full strands
✔ Excellent for Southwestern & artisan jewelry
✔ Each strand has its own unique character
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Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.