<?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>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:20:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/mineralogy/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ruri Rocks | Nattosheru Review [ENG/SPA]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, anime fans. Today I'm here to talk to you about a "gem" from last summer's season that I decided to watch solely for its audiovisual appeal. It's a very different anime from what I've]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158489/@nattosenpai/ruri-rocks-or-nattosheru-review-engspa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158489/@nattosenpai/ruri-rocks-or-nattosheru-review-engspa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158489]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nattosenpai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4QCUkEKeFkqWwPakeMoTjeAT3WG5ifjmg4U71WskHVVpxkWmuZbfaCs2fZCsR3y6cmmWQwWN78817jrGUHeFCQmfQQA9rBNm6dR4bZ8vm1gvCkQZcJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instantáneas de la colección de minerales del Museo de Mineralogía A. Y. Fersman. Moscú // Snapshots of the mineral collection of the A.Y. Fersman Museum of Mineralogy. Moscow]]></title><description><![CDATA[English Version Hello friends! This time I want to share with you pictures of one of the main mineral collections in the world. This collection is located in the renowned A. Y. Fersman Museum of Mineralogy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@reneyasmany/instantaneas-de-la-coleccion-de</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@reneyasmany/instantaneas-de-la-coleccion-de</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[reneyasmany]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:30:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2xrUpxynFs9SFNnn3DQjtY7z4WZhwhCPi5TsWRF2QT8xi81bn3UsNT28X6zrSmeV4QoiSuRjqXPhenqCvFxvcpomFuPBfwP3iD3jgodzcN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder Sunday - Holy Bore Hole Batman]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you read my Friday's Rock post you'll know that I was looking for magnetite crystals up near Cedar City, Utah this weekend. Walking around the massive tailings piles, literal mountains themselves, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bouldersunday/@rt395/boulder-sunday-holy-bore-hole-batman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bouldersunday/@rt395/boulder-sunday-holy-bore-hole-batman</guid><category><![CDATA[bouldersunday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rt395]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 03:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UhbxJv7oK1E18t5fp5nVg8p3bYwSd9jkLpCogMwZcu4CTnGeyRgU7g86TRt71Ff5o9NPrFpWZmg7bc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Emerald Collection]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/my-emerald-collection-wbbsmlih</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/my-emerald-collection-wbbsmlih</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mineralstudy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2019 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEyK3HiN8Fi51CYpcWtXYNtUDN53JaEQKkUoTsNodVaMFD8tS4xcxxeNRY4yL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian Emeralds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/brazilian-emeralds-t2ckodne</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/brazilian-emeralds-t2ckodne</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mineralstudy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:03:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixD5RGmYacpBegh66Wti8QpCa4hywiuJ3qDsMvDHFwb4YfACYrbyWa6N1wHoQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A green emerald next to a rare grey one]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've never seen a grey emerald or maybe it's should be called grey beryl since emeralds are always green due to chromium or vanadium present. Source:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/a-green-emerald-next-to-a-rare-grey-one-0ei09jma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/a-green-emerald-next-to-a-rare-grey-one-0ei09jma</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mineralstudy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixD2226m1xZr2iR1hi3Kux6FTBinhXNoCpo1KuHwBCZLvKwL7WDZYyw85fc1QS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aquamarine from Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the hexagonal shapes of aquamarine crystals, I picked up these pieces in Sao Paulo, Brazil.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/aquamarine-from-brazil-5lh4try1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/aquamarine-from-brazil-5lh4try1</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mineralstudy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDMAjnSoQ9FRLePRKbKFgtKCjBpRXpVRG9CUgqY5R7SkiEz7pKU9VJy8ktUTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Amethyst Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/my-amethyst-collection-4vtcfp09</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mineralstudy/my-amethyst-collection-4vtcfp09</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mineralstudy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 21:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixV1SnHPgWXE6wj95WXQsAgU9UupV9Dti4L3egTZQdeaNTgpnRoJRuLdcDXXFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slabs and minerals in my collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Chysocola on Hornblend. Hope you're a blue and green fan. Okay, so I've been slacking a little. Even though January is the slowest month of the year, I have found plenty to keep myself occupied.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/slabs-and-minerals-in-my-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/slabs-and-minerals-in-my-collection</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 21:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7ykoPDAPJ7m7h4oEqUVxMMkAuEabyp2UVXafKJ7EPVqVKQkPZjhNQRBaWvwDwjqaV6RzJVrRsJkghfBdHYzY5RivfJZbqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday CrystalArt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for dropping by Monday CrystalArt corner, This is my first post about crystal after months of thinking on how to start a post, what topic will attract audience, what is my interest, what am I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@oliviackl/monday-crystalart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crystals/@oliviackl/monday-crystalart</guid><category><![CDATA[crystals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oliviackl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 03:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7z9rvC9FcAW4PbYKWekxTd9tQS4BLep2Vi9ofjavPg3ZSkW2cbGQ4uMnKUrBV69eEvei289j3Y26rCPFpmZVj8326ouLs8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Important mineral abbreviations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abbreviations should be logical and consistent and reflect established use . Mineral abbreviations should not coincide with atomics symbols if the native element does occur in nature. Some important Mineral]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@bikrambaruah/important-mineral-abbreviations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@bikrambaruah/important-mineral-abbreviations</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bikrambaruah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zPEeuXXG9KWsQc2KM5gYxKZRvNkdeuhJvgrJfKCijsR8jGHNyVNi8wRCJ9ZDyjvdfJr5x8Tz3CF3Ab3oNJWBV2uPFzKgu4bvNU3j82ZeUSwrxg4uC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIFFERNT ORES OF IRON]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iron is the most vital metal in human use.It constitutes 5.05%of the crust material and hold third position in abundance after silicon and aluminium . It this blog I will give you brief description about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@bikrambaruah/iron-ores</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@bikrambaruah/iron-ores</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bikrambaruah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2018 08:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv5SUGpwhjEF8RRemQzokR9yFcxtcm3uLLQR8ixXbZ3hosW2Lz7P4tGEUKpLbbeop4XhKEUrJwj4HbYMr7AawRNes62v4FF2tZvfYaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geodes vs Thunder Eggs]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently asked on this site: "What's the difference between a geode and a thunder egg?" In all honesty, there is not much difference at all. They are both formed from volcanoes and they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/geode-vs-thunder-egg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/geode-vs-thunder-egg</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 22:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovchkxwDHqFGZDosoWvyckZD345y5NV6jt2Csb7qTG3vWbBJs4YLNZTebR6cSTyG2xov4S4uRmX8upBNzMGYeouR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shungite - just a piece of coal or more?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not an expert of precious stones or crystals, and last Sunday was the first time i've heard of shungite. I met one of my friends at a meetup in the Pilis mountains who is a merchandizer of stones and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crystal/@kalemandra/shungite-just-a-piece-of-coal-or-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crystal/@kalemandra/shungite-just-a-piece-of-coal-or-more</guid><category><![CDATA[crystal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kalemandra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 15:20:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2PJR89NB9ogm8FhvWfSbWcdSnbrJuEeNi9ug39hPZxFjRHqnhAcLXam1e7S9x6niwtXCAde5dpfpJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet another unique micro-crystal cluster]]></title><description><![CDATA[For you red crystal lovers, this is a beauty. I would not really consider this specimen a micro-crystal, as the druzy crystals show up very nicely to the naked eye. However, some magnification is necessary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/yet-another-unique-micro-crystal-cluster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/yet-another-unique-micro-crystal-cluster</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 19:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2GtYQWFMxnsfTxd7AtPBVXoYAAph611G75jZCRcjU7ZsM4ogXHFd4t6YDkwaR4bofyPP4DuRJHCtGusgCzPQPTdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal cluster smaller than a dime.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I discovered another crystal that turned out to be quite interesting. It's a very small quartz crystal cluster that had fallen out of a Moroccan geode a while back, when I broke it open. As you can see,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/crystal-cluster-smaller-than-a-dime</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/crystal-cluster-smaller-than-a-dime</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 15:07:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2gD3h3W1HKPWn9SM5JiQfoieXvSeodstJSzEQrVT2hWr9CicGzKjj4UK4H2HHVeZBM1HHhRxVK8Gx5RcsU8unNJr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Findings from Portland State University Provides New Data on Mineralogy [Petrology of “Mt. Shasta” high-magnesian andesite (HMA): A product of multi-stage crustal assembly]]]></title><description><![CDATA[By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry -- Research findings on Mineralogy are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Portland, Oregon, by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portland/@newsrx/findings-from-portland-state-university-provides-new-data-on-mineralogy-petrology-of-mt-shasta-high-magnesian-andesite-hma-a-product-of-multi-stage-crustal-assembly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portland/@newsrx/findings-from-portland-state-university-provides-new-data-on-mineralogy-petrology-of-mt-shasta-high-magnesian-andesite-hma-a-product-of-multi-stage-crustal-assembly</guid><category><![CDATA[portland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newsrx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtwqbomLzY9W1WTvgfa8LZaMbbHEQf8QJDCRcaKEePbynat6Q3Lo2GBUGJcYJYv4Kbzqw4qnTxkdmBZTiLhsxYEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocks & Fossils presentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I had the privilege of doing a minerals and fossils presentation for the third grade classes at Nancy Lopez Elementary School here in Roswell NM. This was the third presentation I've done for this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/rocks-and-fossils-presentation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/rocks-and-fossils-presentation</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76fsWN6SjLt95Z8oLjDEBjSRuSJKq2ra8i1U9owgxx1NQ8hjWpkZzM13gaEsBjH56h6ZDK4rcT5dDuJK4zihtNLcpamUmL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marcasite Rods, Golden Scalenohedral Calcite & Double-Terminated Quartz on Pink Dolomite from Niagara Falls, New York, USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi All, Here's a new specimen from New York State that I just acquired for my collection, which I thought I would share with everyone. This specimen features iridescent Marcasite rods, golden scalenohedral]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@therockman/marcasite-rods-golden-scalenohedral-calcite-and-double-terminated-quartz-on-pink-dolomite-from-niagara-falls-new-york-usa-bd7869769f34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/esteem/@therockman/marcasite-rods-golden-scalenohedral-calcite-and-double-terminated-quartz-on-pink-dolomite-from-niagara-falls-new-york-usa-bd7869769f34</guid><category><![CDATA[esteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMy64GeiC2HuRdq1RSSBx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More micro- crystals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I mentioned, I am posting some more cool micro-crystals I photographed from our new stereo scope. This is a conicalcite on limonite specimen. The clear calcite crystals are rather large but the intriguing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/more-micro-crystals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geology/@roswellrockman/more-micro-crystals</guid><category><![CDATA[geology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roswellrockman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 21:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2PykbD7NvQAzp2MrPUeq1JV1YkgpccoT6wtTd6xd1jWWVRTn9UvXo4nRBpyyScWjn3YemEVodTLdiuz2BqzTD5SE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>