Yochus 8mm Lepidolite Round Loose Beads Natural Stone Beads for Jewelry Making

Not authentic lepidolite!!

It seems that the gemstone beads that come from China such as Cheavian, Qiwan, and Yochus, have their sizes wrong. They are sending out 4mm gemstones in the place of 6mm. Although their package will still say they are 6mm. But they are not. I don't know about the other sizes. I just wanted to let others know that so they don't waste their time ordering the wrong size. I bought many 6mm beads from these 3 companies and they always came as 4mm. So order one size up if you want 6mm beads. As far as the look of the beads I can't complain. There are no cracks and they are smooth and nicely polished. That is why I still give them 3 stars. Very pretty!

Not lepidolite, looks more like dragon vein agate or dyed crackle quartz, definitely dyed heavily to look like dark lepidolite.

I thought 10mm was larger than it is. I wish they sold all of the sizes pictured. I would’ve gotten a larger size but held up to my neck it looks just like I think it should look so I’m happy here. They gave me three extra beads which is good because I was hoping to not have to restring it but unfortunately it’s still too short. I keep changing my rating, ok so I’m almost completely happy. The drilled stone chips I purchased are long enough I don’t need to restring.

I use these to put into my small paint containers to help mix when I am shaking. These are a decent weight to them for the size. They make a great replacement for the Army Painter mixing balls. They are a few dollars cheaper on Amazon but the same price if they have them at your local store. They make a great replacement .

Not sure what these are but they are not lepidolite. They look more like amethyst, my guess is that they are dyed crystal, I just don't know what kind but they are very beautiful. Look a little like auralite. I gave 3 stars because they are gorgeous but I needed lepidolite and these are not.

I purchase these beads because they have all of the fall colors in them. I use them in making both necklaces as well as bracelets. The pictures included here are pictures of my latest necklace made using silver and gold colored seed beads as spacers around the beads. This 26" necklace is the most beautiful item I have ever made and I wear a duplicate of this every day along with the bracelet.

These beautiful beads were exactly what I was looking. My only disappointment was that one bead out of the total number of beads had a hole that was too small for my gauge of wire. The finished project is beautiful and perfect.