Adamellite

/ˌædəˈmelˌaɪt/ noun

A type of granite (igneous rock) that contains equal or nearly equal amounts of two types of feldspar minerals, creating a speckled appearance.

Named after Eduard Adamer, an Austrian mineralogist, by adding '-ite' (a common suffix for minerals); the term became established in geology during the 19th century.

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