Etymology

eveite

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Today it means: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen. Full definition →

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The story

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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