Goldstone is glass. Endlessly strung (no clasp, one long loop) Everyone from the "My Three Sons" era loves chips. Combine all single bead strands on beading.com to get the pricebreaks. These look black until they catch the light just right and then Voila! It's as if you are watching green fireworks on a dark, dark, stormy, stormy night through the windshield of your car in the rain.