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svabite

noun
svab·ite | \ˈsfäˌbīt, ˈsvä-\
plural -s

Definition of svabite 

: a mineral Ca5F(AsO4)3 consisting of fluoride-arsenate of calcium that is at least partially isomorphous with apatite, hedyphane, and mimetite

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History and Etymology for svabite

Swedish svabit, from Anton Svab †1768 Swedish mining official + Swedish -it -ite

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