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Named in 1967 by Paul B. Moore after the biblical character Eve, in comparison to the isostructural mineral adamite. Eve + -ite
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Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen. Full definition →
Named in 1967 by Paul B. Moore after the biblical character Eve, in comparison to the isostructural mineral adamite. Eve + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.