Asparagus Stone

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Name:	In allusion to its colour and prismatic crystals which can be compared to asparagus spears.
Synonym of:	Apatite

Obsolete name for yellowish-green to leek-green Apatite.

References for Asparagus Stone
Reference List: - +	Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 878.
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