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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apatite /ˈapətʌɪt/

▶noun a pale green to purple mineral consisting chiefly of calcium phosphate.

– origin C19: from Gk apatē ‘deceit’ (from the mineral's diverse forms and colours).

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