BEAD FINISHES Agate resembles stone, multi-colored swirls Aurora Borealis (AB) rainbow finish permanently applied to one side of the bead AB2X rainbow finish permanently applied to both sides of the bead Bronze deeper metallic color resembles bronze Ceylon transparent bead with a luster finish, sometimes called greasy Copper lined inside of bead is coated with copper Dyed transparent bead treated with dye to alter color; will fade Galvanized zinc plated coating, wears off easily Ghost Matte AB, trademarked by one supplier Gilt lined gold color lining inside the bead Glow a colored luster finish on a transparent bead Gold lined real gold lining inside the bead Gold Luster a golden luster finish on a transparent bead Iris a metallic rainbow on an opaque bead; irridescent, looks like an oil slick Luster a pearlescent finish Matte frosted by acid etching or sand blasting to remove the shine Matte Rainbow (M/R) matted with a rainbow finish Metallic (MET) metal color sprayed on bead; may wear off Mottled a marbled effect, looks like a sponged on finish Opal milky, semi-transluscent finish Opaque (OP) solid color, no light passes through Painted color coated over an opaque bead Pearl luster finish on an opaque bead Plated metal plating over another surface Rainbow (R/B) AB coating over the entire surface of the bead Raku matte vitrail Satin striated finish looks like satin Semi-Matte (S/M) partially matted Silky same as satin Silver lined (S/L) transparent bead lined w/silver, looks metallic Supra Metallic baked on metallic coating, more durable than sprayed on coatings, looks matte Supra Pearl baked on pearl coating, looks matte Tortoise two transparent colors swirled together Transluscent a colored bead that light shines through, but is not clear Transparent (Trans) a colored bead that light shines through clearly Vitrail silver coating with a rainbow on half the bead White Heart a dark transparent or opaque bead with a white lining in the core of the bead

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