<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:47:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/lapidary/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[​The Art of Lapidary: Cutting and Polishing Rare Saffron Yemeni Agate /]]></title><description><![CDATA[​Hello Hive Community, ​Today, I am sharing a step-by-step journey from my workshop, documenting the manual process of cutting and crafting the rare Red Muzaffar (Saffron) Yemeni Agate from the Anas Mountains.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@muath/the-art-of-lapidary-cutting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@muath/the-art-of-lapidary-cutting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[muath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kmyty9sp84PpBUrnT3kUbZmLiSq1arb5nRShyVGeeE8EdFsRfq9PxyxvUDQRtRUFX4Z2aeV13KEnR2dfEqUza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[​"The process of cutting and shaping beautiful, natural pictorial Yemeni Agate"]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this video, the stages of cutting and shaping beautiful, natural pictorial Yemeni Agate are captured. It begins with the first stage, which is cutting—cleaning and trimming the stones to prepare them]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@muath/706952a3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@muath/706952a3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[muath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwyMYx5rqy9vFZMnbeMhRu3KsA83BYsWYwubDzcY2htiMPmkWtTzF2hq78zf2K8hjTT1VugNnqe9ADFHh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photograph of a 100 carat pink topaz, just for fun...enjoy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got in a nice gemstone, and decided to share some pictures. It is a very clean genstone, and pastel pink. I put a wheat penny I found in pocket change, next to this stone for perspective: The color is]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@smithlabs/photograph-of-a-100-carat-pink-topaz-just-for-fun-enjoy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@smithlabs/photograph-of-a-100-carat-pink-topaz-just-for-fun-enjoy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smithlabs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtkoiEXPmSN7kyVpGJQ4x8FyvFjmu72HTrDgHaZkqZcXNNwruWE9MWLsZ8WwtRtJaEEPsC5ccRPM9KGgXDL29h6aZvH3XRGcVaN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Fridaysrock challenge. Just rocks can really amaze people. :D     ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hiveians! Today I would like to participate to the #Fridaysrock challenge created by @Shasta and @Nat-expressions. I might not be a rock expert and I am not sure if the names of the rocks I tell]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@jadeaca/fridaysrock-challenge-just-rocks-can-really-amaze-people-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@jadeaca/fridaysrock-challenge-just-rocks-can-really-amaze-people-d</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-112482]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jadeaca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:34:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsfz2BSKyPpR2EfU2NDGY4pk6pYwLTXrfrBEsLp7Y9pZLBCGomYLoxjgcKAs9R51zEmtLKGJkWbodsi2LYf2pW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lunch Ride to the Rockhound Shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just finished a 10.007km cycling that lasted about 0hh:35mm:12ss ! Had to pop out to the rockhound shop for some fresh dop wax -- figured I should get some exercise while at it. Miserably out of shape]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mstafford/xhst-activity-1598456413</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mstafford/xhst-activity-1598456413</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176853]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mstafford]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrYrerSjHetK2ZHxQqjY694ftTJsHUTwVymhDVSKyW71hNENbMPrTTbUdStSMPyN3v4SwVBGL9ApfiYzNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another ugly green rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early November, we picked up another massive collection. In the collection was this ugly green rock. After careful examination though, I noticed fine crystals, cleavages, and blue Chalcedony. Here is]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/another-ugly-green-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/another-ugly-green-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 20:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yuTkZP81jENpz65bbd54Errdm3Y6a1VnNmi7JMQeBnB5dfygowniDs2JQ8wcr6taehjR6EozvH4gzcfFkCvDzPDoosF9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another rock collection and more rocks.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, it's been another crazy few weeks.. Now I've got a few stories to post if I can find the time. We've picked up several collections And I will try to post a little of each over the next blogs. Just]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/another-rock-collection-and-more-rocks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/another-rock-collection-and-more-rocks</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yEkQPxPRqg8p4WHdW2mh918fTqG7VQzQ74Eztht2VxmugRYHacw8kVYG4c7dpvfnPAAeQvj9HMNmT56vdMsktwmxZe5jk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocks Rock!!!  🤘]]></title><description><![CDATA[I collect silver, coins and bullion....but I also really like collecting rocks! I was looking through some of the rocks we found last summer, for any that would be good for polishing. These were some of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vgholdingsllc/rocks-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vgholdingsllc/rocks-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[ssglife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vgholdingsllc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 01:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLcU98tHhvK8BVZD8bfhCTxBVybLKhtxy9eNZSmKUNAkvM6EntfYdq4FvQKkv9eniXinFm3qXGXgvDKnZioE1gDEsDT1NgPCbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge Sunday Purple🌎💚 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Earth's natural purple, with a tint of Indigo Blue streaks in it. This was a rough chunk of Holy Blue Oregon Agate I cut and polished. 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It may be the last from this gentleman. I don't normally post about new inventory but these were just too cool not to. They made by a gentleman who]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/a-new-batch-of-knapped-knives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/a-new-batch-of-knapped-knives</guid><category><![CDATA[lapidary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 21:04:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yeDxqXNDjHtK37ZdkiooDRr2pHU5c8NBCwLfDxvbc5HvoryU2VagnVdGrVckEvWQF2gMTj1GF1pepRa4B5rpzPy3P2PCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friday's Rock! Mexican Opal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Friday, another opal! This is a Mexican Fire Opal, also known as Mexican Jelly Opal. This is one of my favorite opals. The colors put me in a positive state of mind when I look at it and so I have]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@rt395/friday-s-rock-mexican-opal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@rt395/friday-s-rock-mexican-opal</guid><category><![CDATA[fridaysrock]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rt395]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 04:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UazXYvWi5QoHhHAbQkrSa99Pq4M5aRg18A9m8axCBPYTPqXKHiVUKwXqjkCM5psfd6b2JGq4wHPAAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disaster cleanup!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the Play and the Holidays are over, we can focus on cleaning our disaster area. The following are pics of the lapidary/ Storage room. The latter being more the case. Slowly, over the year we acquired]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/disaster-cleanup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/disaster-cleanup</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81KvED585KWetEFRaR9Xz4eeQaLq7c7e7EJzY9y6Ufv4QunBKZm3K9uwGAqcavLUpWSwvYHPFq86zy36Qm1Lcs35CrzunE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't get caught up in the web rock!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you may have noticed from previous posts, we get quite a few strange if not downright ugly rocks in our store. But even the ugly rocks have a story that can be interesting. 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Again, to the naked eye these are]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/more-strange-and-ugly-rocks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/more-strange-and-ugly-rocks</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErM3gDpFh9qUCu7MxkNPH45Bzts8MejfYFm7z7h5o8FHLuwCxe67QaUfTGDuWEuUpJyWWDSf6Ar5MULE9FLHqxhJvEjYz1spSxqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opals or glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm still finding interesting rocks going through the inventory. This little batch was in with some Amazonite and Chrysocola. At first glance, I thought they were broken shards of slag glass. 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It is massively larger than the last rock.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/a-larger-version-of-the-ugly-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@roswellrockman/a-larger-version-of-the-ugly-rock</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 22:18:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81So8MThQKWyMqqHeNLo5g8mkMRpuhdSy8aMXRwCLzCNdfTxoQvwHu7DYsAQ727Spqgg7JvhxsXW9azNBkXPGkao1wQzQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still another ugly rock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We recently had another street purchase that yielded yet another ugly but interesting rock. It was not very appealing and I told the person I wasn't interested. 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