ˈsfäˌbīt, ˈsvä- noun
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Etymology: Swedish svabit, from Anton Svab died 1768 Swedish mining official + Swedish -it -ite
: a mineral Ca 5 F(AsO 4 ) 3 consisting of fluoride-arsenate of calcium that is at least partially isomorphous with apatite, hedyphane, and mimetite