Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Eveite is a manganese arsenate mineral in the olivenite group. Its chemical formula is Mn2AsO4OH. It is found only in Långban Filipstad Värmland Sweden and at the Sterling Mine in New Jersey United States of America. It is a dimorph of sarkinite and is isostructural with adamite. The name for the biblical Eve comes from its structural similarities to adamite and is also a reference to its apple-green color. It can also be pale yellow.