AL |
Alabaster
(translucent, marble like
appearance)
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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)
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