Marcasite beads and findings

[Russ Nobbs]

There is another thread about finding small amounts of Marcasite stones for repairing Marcasite jewelry. See http://www.rings-things.com/cgi-bin....

When you say marcasite I think of point back and flat back stones to set into jewelry. These are usually the mineral pyrite or shiny black glass stones. The quick Google search I did  showed that FeS2, Iron Sulfide, occurs in different forms with different properties.  Pyrite, or fools gold, has a crystal structure that can be cut and polished. When set in jewelry it is called by the trade name marcasite. The mineral Marcasite is also Iron Sulfide but it is usually only seen as a mineral specimen because it is not sturdy enough for cutting and polishing into stones or beads. If that isn't confusing enough, you can read even more at http://mineral.galleries.com/mineral....tm

In any event, I don't know of any beads made out of Marcasite. We sometime get beads of Pyrite. We also carry Hematite and synthetic Hematine which is a shiny black stone sometimes confused with Marcasite.

All that said, I may have missed the point of your question entirely. :confused: We need some more  information about what stone you want and what you want to make.

What type of beads are you looking for?
Are the findings you want set with the stone or are you looking for findings to mount stones in?

[jiwhite]

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Quote: from catlady on 2:05 pm on July 31, 2002 I met 2 vendors at the Down the Street Bead Show this past w/e that had marasite beads and findings!!! One you can find at http://collectivecollage.com/ The other I will have to get her card to give you her email addy-it's at home and I am at work! email me for it, ok? catladybj@yahoo.com I am looking for Kilt Pins without loops. Thanks- catladybj

When I went to this website, the beads that were labeled as Marcasite Sterling Silver Beads appear to have no actual marcasite in them.  I'm not sure why they're called marcasite at all because they appear to be completely silver.

Janine

[beadgoddessgarden]

Does anybody have any sources for wholesale/retail marcasite beads and findings?

[catlady]

I met 2 vendors at the Down the Street Bead Show this past w/e that had marasite beads and findings!!!
One you can find at http://collectivecollage.com/
The other I will have to get her card to give you her email addy-it's at home and I am at work! email me for it, ok?
catladybj@yahoo.com

I am looking for Kilt Pins without loops.
Thanks-
catladybj

[David Robertson]

Hi, Catlady,

We no longer carry kilt pins without loops, but I expect we can special-order them for you.  As usual, a special order would entail your purchasing a fair amount of the pins, and the wait would be on the order of a month.

For quicker satisfaction, you may want to try a supplier like <Font Color=orange>these guys</Font Color> for basic stuff, or <Font Color=violet>these folks </Font Color>for finished items.

Best of luck!

--Dave