These are a lovely dark blue-green with some tan veining and some inner glow. There is a pleasing color variation within the strand from light blue to dark green. As a whole, these strands tend toward to darker end of the apatite spectrum. The beads measure about 18 mm from hole to hole, about 12 mm across, and about 7 mm thick. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains approximately 24 beads.