eveite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal apple green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.

Origin

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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Chicago

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