| AL | Alabaster (translucent, marble like
appearance)
|
| C | Ceylon
(pearl-like finish, similar to Opaque Luster, but more subdued and the
colors are often softer)
|
| CR |
Crystal
(transparent, the inside of the bead is darker than the outside-similar to
Inside Color Lined) |
| F |
Fancy
(transparent, usually with an Aurora Borealis finish and inside Color
Lined) |
| GA
|
Galvanized
(chemically plated - Color not very durable) |
| ICL
|
Inside
Color Lined (transparent bead, inside of the bead is different color than
the outside) |
| ICL*
|
Same as
above, but the inside Color sparkles |
| L |
Luster
(pearl-like finish) |
| M |
Metallic (has
a Metallic look) |
| MA |
Matte (frost
ed appearance, very popular - opaque unless otherwise indicated, sometimes
2 or 3 tone) |
| MR |
Metallic
Rainbow (multiple Color Metallic, often called "Iris") |
| OP |
Opaque (no
light passes through the bead) |
| OPL |
Opaque Luster
(opaque with a pearl-like luster finish) |
| OPR |
Opaque
Rainbow (opaque with an Aurora Borealis Rainbow finish - often multiple
colors) |
| R |
Rainbow
(Aurora Borealis Rainbow finish - often multiple
colors) |
| S |
Satin (silky
appearance - very pretty, but edges then to be
sharp) |
| SL |
Silver Lined |
| S-MA |
Semi-Matte
(not as shiny as most beads, but not quite a Matte finish
either) |
| T |
Transparent
(some light passes through the bead) |
| TL |
Transparent
Luster (light passes through the bead and it has a slight pearlized
finish) |
| T MA |
Transparent
Matte (some light passes through the bead, frosted
finish) |
| TR |
Transparent
Rainbow (light passes through the bead, with an Aurora Borealis Rainbow
finish) |
| TSL |
Transparent Silver Lined (light passes through the
bead, hole of bead is Silver
Lined) |
Very delicate 
