Black stones for jewellery making

black stones for jewellery making

(Black CZ)

Synthetic gemstones a quick stone guide!
Cubic Zirconia- An inexpensive diamond simulant. Plenty of bright sparkle.Very hard, durable and flawless.Safe to fire in Metal clay Hardness: 8.5-9.0 Refractive index: 2.15.
Laboratory Sapphire and Ruby (Corundum) - Warm sparkle.Very hard, durable and flawless. Easy to work with and great colours. Safe to fire in Metal clay.Hardness: 9 Refractive index: 1.76
Laboratory Spinel - A material similar to corundrum. Warm sparkle. Slightly less hard and durable than corundum. Great bright colours. Safe to fire in Metal clay. Hardness: 8.0 Refractive index: 1.73
Lead Crystal Glass - Flawless, but with less sparkle and being much less durable than the materials above. Only suitable for claw type settings and pendants/earrings. Cannot be fired in Metal Clay.

*Figure in brackets shows the number of stones in stock.

Round stones

10mm round black cz (2) £3.00 Add to Basket

5mm round black cz (23) £1.00 Add to Basket

8mm onyx cabochon 8mm round black onyx cabochon (10) £0.50 Add to Basket

14mm round onyx cabochon 14mm round black onyx cabochon (10) £1.00 Add to Basket

Oval Stones

Marquise Stones

Marquise cz 10x5 (5) £2.00 Add to Basket

Emerald Cut Stones

Emerald cut cz 10x8mm black (2) £3.00 Add to Basket

Pear Cut

Princess Cut

8mm princess cut cz (1) £2.50 Add to Basket