A "Russian Cut" bead, is sometimes also called a faceted rectangle or a "princess cut" bead. The fabricator starts with a rectangle bead (slightly thinner in depth than the width) and facets all eight corners of the bead. This results in a very sparkly cut at a fairly reasonable price (since the faceting is not as labor intensive as round or oval facetting).
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Multi-color Tourmaline looks great in this popular "Russian faceted" cut; you may also hear this style called "cube faceted" or "Princess cut". The beads are rectangular, with the hand-cut facets on all of the corners of the bead. Beads are 4-7mm long and about 4x2.5 wide on 15-15.5 inch strands.
Garnet in a "Russian Faceted" cut.
This popular cut is also called "cube faceted" or "princess cut". Beads measure 5.5-9mm (drilled direction), 4-4.5mm wide, 2.5-3.5mm deep. Strung on 14-14.5" strands.
Smoky Quartz is available in this popular cut! Current stock is slightly lighter than picture shows. 6-9mm (drilled direction), 3.5-4.5mm wide, 3-3.5mm deep, 14.5-15" Strands.
This is clear Crystal Quartz in Russian faceted rectangles. These have lots of sparkle and go with any color bead in gemstone or glass. These are all hand cut beads which means there will be some irregularity in the cut and the size of the beads. Current stock of beads are 7-10mm long, 4-6mm wide; current stock is slightly "milky" (not quite as clear as picture). 14-14.5" Strand.