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A grade is a superior quality grade. Part of our Gemstone Specials selection these are of a high grade and/or limited availability. These 3mm Facet button .'A' Quality African Turquoise gemstone beads are a diamond cut bead, the strand length is approximately 39-40cm and will contain around 178 beads, this can sometimes be more or less, occasionally the bead size may vary, we will note the measured size in the product title in brackets if this is the case. These beads are sold by the length, loose strung (temporary strung) ready to be incorporated into your jewellery designs. The standard drill hole is around 0.7mm. Turquoise is characterised by its blue or green colour, more information can be found out about Turquoise on our Gemstone Reference sheet. Due to their size and the detail of cutting at this size, there maybe some irregularities between beads on the strand. It is usual to require hand selecting of beads from the strand when matching for earrings and other jewellery designs.
