From:
Simon <moonsong@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:44:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject:
The unidentified blue stone from a little while back
Quoted text begins.I have found someone here who knew what it is - Blue Apatite
End of quote.
Apatite... the stuff teeth are made of. No apatite, no teeth. No teeth, no
appetite... sorry, couldn't resist it!
No wonder you had trouble identifying it as apatite, according to the word's
Greek root:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/phosphat/apatite/apatite.htm
Simon
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