Coatings:
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AB = Aurora Borealis
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think soap bubbles - a little bit of everything in pastel tones
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AB Matte
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muted pastels
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AB Satin
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satiny pastels
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Aragon / Argon / Argonia
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metallic coating, throws yellow, some orange, some purple .... see pics
Aragon
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*Argonia (dark)
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Aurum
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24k gold coating, though this is purported to be darker than Comet OR
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Bermuda Blue
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blue coating in the Capri/Sapphire range
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Blue Diamond (v)
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blue coating given to a Black Diamond bead
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Blue Metallic
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pretty self explanatory - a metallic blue coating, generally on the whole of the bead
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Candell (v)
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a red/black/silver
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Carousel (v)
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CarouselB & Carousel2 - purple with aqua
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Cathedral (v)
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a vibrant medium pink/purple/orange combo
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has recently been re-issued
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Cat Sun
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I've only found reference to this as an effect rather than a finish on one site and they aren't carrying anything ... the pic is of a bicone and appears to be Sun with someother finish/effect
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Champagne (am)
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a pale gold transparent finish (2005)
Crystal 
Aqua 
Chrysolite 
Violet 
Light Peach 
Light Rose 
Light Sapphire 
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This is just a sampling of the colors available with Champagne ... see the cut & color chart for all known colors available.
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Cognac (2bead.com)
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comes across in the picture as a tabac/olive color, but description gives blue, maroon, gold as primary colors
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Comet Argent Light (CAL)
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a light silver
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Comet Argent Dark (CAD)
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a dark silver
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Comet OR
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24k gold coating
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Coral Reef (2bead.com)
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tropical pastels - aqua, pink, purple, green with a bright silver finish
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Corona
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this seems to be on every vintage package I've received. Except Vitrail Med II....not sure how to explain it I've seen it on Crystal ABs, Bermuda Blue and just about everything else.
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Cosmojet
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the current incarnation of Black Lace - a Jet finish over a clear or colored bead (5309), creating windows where the Jet is missing on certain facets : currently available in several bead colors - the finish is always Jet.
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Dorado
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gold brown
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Electra
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a metallic finish similar to Vitrail (2006)
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Fantasy (v)
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Think of an oil slick....instead of the pales of an AB finish, you get the brights in Fantasy
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Ghost (v)
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This appears to have been a 2x finish - covers whole bead (Crystal) and is similar to AB but (and I can't believe I'm saying this) prettier. Reflects pale blue to pale purples and when held to light shows pale topaz and pale green with the blues and purples "ghosting" around the edges :)
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Glacier Blue (v)
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Crisp icy blue tones from pale to dark
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Golden Ebony (v)
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real gold coating on a jet bead
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Golden Shadow
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more of an effect than a finish...a deep champagne color that seems to retain its sparkle deep within
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Heliotrope
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a finish as well as a bead color - silvery purple/blue
Beads> are Heliotrope II from original package
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Hemetine
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? appears to be a silvery blue finish
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Hematite
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just like the material....steely gray
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Indigo (v)
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a dark blue finish on a jet bead
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Macedonia (v)
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purple/silver/gold
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Marceline Light (v)
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help! I think I just fell in a rainbow! Wide spectrum of color reflection in this finish
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Meridian Blue
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Palian Blue (v)
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a dusky blue/silver coating - seems to be on either crystal or black diamond beads
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Purple Haze (am)
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a translucent coating of light purple over a crystal bead
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Roman Bronze (v)
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a dark bronze/gold coating
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Rosaline Gold
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a pinky gold
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Rosaline Silver
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Sage
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found at 2bead.com only on the 3112 bead - medium light green with a bit of gold sparkle
later found 3400 also comes in this color
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Sahara
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a vibrant yellow/green
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Satin
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this is hard to describe, but it's like when you wet your hair ... the color darkens, gets a little more intense .... compare these colors to their Satin counterparts:
Crystal: 
Chrysolite: 
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Scarabee (v)
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an AB finish on Jet - aka Jais Sacarabee
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Silver AB (v)
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seen in the diamond shaped pendants...AB foiled? with silver - colors vary radically depending on light source (though at the pale/pastel end of the spectrum)
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Silver Cloud (v)
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a paler version of Hematite - silver/green/blue
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Silver Lightening (2bead.com)
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resembles CAL - reflected colors are medium tones in pink, purple-blue, yellow
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Sky Blue
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a finish currently seen on white opal bicones - med blue
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Spectra (v)
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a pink/blue combo with a dark silver finish
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Sphinx
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blue/green/purple on half of faceting with silver on other on a black diamond bead
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Star Shine
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a finish currently seen on white opal bicones - dark blue
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Sunburst (v)
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Black diamond with an argent, gold & bronze finish that reflects as a deep rust orange/cognac color
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Tabac
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a meld of toffee/rust/café au lait browns with a hint of olive
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Taj (v)
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"AB 2X with an additional layer of Dorado" was the description from the site I bought the beads. Well, only half the bead is coated (Sapphire) and finish looks like med vitrail on one half (quarter) and argent/silver on the other
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Transmission
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like AB, with different base colors (pink versus yellow)
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Vignon (v)
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sort of an all-in-one, darker than AB, lighter than Fantasy - now that I have the bead in hand, it's primarily in the purple range and on Hadium, doesnt lend much to the effect coming thru the bead, at least not on a 4mm bicone
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Vitrail Light
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pale purples and blues
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Vitrail Medium I & II
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II has a pink base, with outer band of color being a green-blue-yellow (this is on a nailhead)
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Vitrail Dark
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dark variants of the Medium
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Vitrail 8 (v)
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vibrant - colors lean away from pink into blues
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Volcano
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a pink/orange/green/yellow
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Xeron (v)
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a bright rainbow finish on a gray-ish bead
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2x
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double dose of the coating - AB, Hematite, Argent, OR/Aurum, Blue Metallic, Dorado, etc
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Finishes:
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Matte
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a frost finish
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Polka Dot
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A Matte finish with round dots of a regular finish in a round bead
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Satin
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a coating that adds a certain liquidity to the look of the bead
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