These amethyst ovals are a nice bead to use on their own or mixed with other beads. They are 14 mm long 8 mm wide and 6 mm thick. There is some size variation within the strand, but not excessively so. The color is a deep purple and the beads are smooth. They are towards the darker side of translucent. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains an average of 30 beads.