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apatite in American English
any of a group of variously colored, hard, hexagonal calcium minerals, Ca5(PO4, CO3)3 (F,OH,Cl), found mainly in sedimentary rocks, esp. phosphate rock, and in teeth and bones
noun: a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca5FP3 O12, occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers

apatite in British English
noun: a pale green to purple mineral, found in igneous rocks and metamorphosed limestones. It is used in the manufacture of phosphorus, phosphates, and fertilizers. Composition: calcium fluorophosphate or calcium chlorophosphate. General formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(

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