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Freshwater Rice Pearl Beads

Cultured Rice Pearl Beads are either egg or oval shaped and drilled on the long dimension. They are quite uniform in their shape and size across a strand.

Natural Rice Seed Pearls 2.5x1.7mm

Item #: RC-25NT-01

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Tiny rice pearls like these are often referred to as "seed pearls". This batch was selected for their natural color in the peach tones with rose highlights. Shapes and size are rather uniform and luster is very good, 2.5x1.7mm. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.10mm each.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$15.00
10 – 49	$12.75
50 +	$10.50

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Gold Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-45GD-01

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Medium toned and somewhat metallic gold color - these rice pearls are also graced with many colored highlights in shades of pink, yellow, lilac and a hint of olivine. Many of the pearls display very light banding as the picture shows. Lengths (drilled dimension) range 5.5 to 7mm, widths vary from about 4.5mm to 4.8mm.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$4.85
10 – 49	$4.12
50 +	$3.40

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Big White Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-85WH-02

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If you are looking for a BIG white rice pearl, this is it! Some pearls have light banding, as shown. Some pearls also have an band at the widest part of the pearl where the luster is not as pronounced as the luster at each end of the pearl. Exceptionally large at 9-10.5mm x 8.5mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$12.50
10 – 49	$10.63
50 +	$8.75

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Bronze Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-50BZ-02

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Richly colored bronze rice shaped pearls, with many gold and copper tones and terrific highlights! These vary in length on the drilled dimension from 6-7mm and are about 5mm wide. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$5.40
10 – 49	$4.59
50 +	$3.78

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Gold Rice Pearl Beads, 3.3mm

Item #: RC-35GD-02

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Smaller Gold rice pearls are very uniformly sized at 3.3mm widths; pearl lengths measure about 4 to 4.5mm. Luster is very good and highlight colors include rose, yellow and a hint of green. A few pearls have slight banding or egg shapes, as shown. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$6.20
10 – 49	$5.27
50 +	$4.34

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Peridot Green Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-40GR-02

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These Peridot Green Rice pearl beads have excellent color, very good luster, and highlights of yellow and a bit of rose. You'll see some light banding in some of the pearls. Sizes range 4.5mm to 6mm in length and the width (undrilled dimension) is very close to 4mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$5.45
10 – 49	$4.63
50 +	$3.82

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Antique Copper Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-50CU-01

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These Antique Copper colored rice pearls have brightly colored highlights of deep red, purple and metallic tones. The size is very close to 5mm on the un-drilled dimension. Bead lengths range from 6.5 to 8.5mm. You may see a little very light banding, but most pearls have fairly smooth surfaces. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$5.80
10 – 49	$4.93
50 +	$4.06

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Tiny Peacock Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

Item #: RC-20PC-01

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These tiny Peacock rice pearls have nice highlights in tones in a range of colors - blues and purples are predominant. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2.5-3mm on the drilled length. You'll typically find about 140 to 150 pearls on these strands. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.15mm each. Sold by the 15.5 inch strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.00
10 – 49	$8.50
50 +	$7.00

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Tiny Dark Gold Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

Item #: RC-20GD-01

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Tiny rice pearls of this size category are often called seed pearls, they are so petite. In this case the pearls are a nice dark gold color with rose and yellow highlights. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2.5-3mm on the drilled length. You'll typically find about 140 to 150 pearls on these strands. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.15mm each. Sold by the 15.5 inch strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.00
10 – 49	$8.50
50 +	$7.00

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Tiny Bronze Rice Pearl Beads 2mm

Item #: RC-20BZ-01

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These very small rice pearls are often referred to as seed pearls, they are so tiny. In this case the pearls are Bronze with colorful highlights of green & lilac. Pearl diameters (undrilled dimension) are very uniform at 2mm; pearls range 2.5-3mm on the drilled length. You'll typically find about 140 to 150 pearls on these strands. Temporarily strung on two threads that measure 0.15mm each. Sold by the 15.5 inch strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$10.00
10 – 49	$8.50
50 +	$7.00

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Large White Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-65WH-03

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These larger white rice pearls have very uniform pearl shapes. Note from the picture that many pearls have slight banding or a slight luster variation around the widest part of the pearl. Overall, though, the luster is nice and some opalescent highlights can be seen. Lengths (drilled dimension) vary from 7mm to 9mm and pearls are fairly uniform at about 6.5mm in diameter. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$15.60
10 – 49	$13.26
50 +	$10.92

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Deep Blue Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-45BL-01

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Here is a boldly colored pearl in a very deep and uniform blue. Highlights in this group are primarily tones of purple. The size is very close to 4.5mm on the un-drilled dimension. Pearl lengths range from 6 to 8mm. A few of the pearls show very light banding around the widest part of the bead. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$5.90
10 – 49	$5.02
50 +	$4.13

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Raspberry Pink Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-40RS-02

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Vivid hues of Raspberry Pink are enhanced by tons of colored highlights in the pink, purple and a bit of orange tones. As you can see from the picture, these rice pearls have a few irregularly shaped pearls and several that have slight banding around the middle. Pearls range about 5-6.5mm long and the widths (undrilled dimension) is between 3.8 and 4.2mm with the average width being 4mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$4.30
10 – 49	$3.66
50 +	$3.01

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White Peanut Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-60WH-02

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Add some texture to your pearl designs with these fun & funky Peanut Rice pearls. Pearls have very elongated shapes with a lot of variance in appearance and distinctive banding that often is narrower in the center of the pearl, creating a peanut shape. Luster is nice and you'll see opalescent highlights. Lengths (drilled dimension) vary from 8-19mm and widths are in the range of 5-6.5mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$7.95
10 – 49	$6.76
50 +	$5.57

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Small Creamy White Rice Pearl Beads

Item #: RC-35WH-01

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Very good quality rice pearls are a nice small size that often can be hard to get, with diameters ranging from 3.3mm to 3.5mm. The color is a creamy white with very good luster. You may see very slight banding around the widest part of the pearl (see the right side of the picture) or slight elongated or egg shapes (best seen on the left side of the picture). Picture is enlarged so that you can better see the detail of these pearls. Pearl lengths range 5.5 to 6.5mm. Sold by the strand.

Quantity	Price
1 – 9	$6.40
10 – 49	$5.44
50 +	$4.48

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How Many Rice Pearls on a Strand?

The numbers in this table are approximate and will vary between strands.

Pearl size (average)	How many Pearls on a Strand
4.5mm	89
5mm	80
5.5mm	73
6mm	67
6.5mm	61
7mm	57
7.5mm	53
8mm	50
8.5mm	47
9mm	44
10mm	40
11mm	36
12mm	33
13mm	31
14mm	28

Pearl buying tips:

Freshwater pearls are temporarily strung and sold by the strand. Strands are usually 15.5-16" long (40 cm).

Pearls are a natural product and some styles and colors will be available only in limited amounts. Though we try to buy pearls that can be re-stocked, some styles may not be available again. So, we suggest you purchase all the strands that you need for a particular project at the same time.

Our pearls are priced based on their overall quality. Higher priced pearls will be more consistent in color and shape and have better luster. Small pearls also will be higher in price (more labor to prepare the strands) as will very large pearls (more rare and they take longer to culture).

The freshwater pearls we sell at abeadstore.com and PearlBeadSale.com are all cultured pearls; for more information about the pearl culturing process please see the All About Pearls page on our wholesale website PearlBeadSale.com. For more tips and information about selecting and buying Freshwater Pearls, please visit Pearl Buying Tips. .

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