Adamellite

/ˌædəˈmelˌaɪt/ noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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.

Kelly Says

Adamellite is actually very common in granite countertops and building stones—if you look closely at granite, the speckled pattern often shows those two different feldspars that make it an adamellite, making it a perfect example of geology hiding in plain sight.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
adamellite
AMአማርኛ
አዳምኤሊት
a-da-me-lit
ARالعربية
أداميليت
a-da-mee-lit
BGБългарски
адамелит
BNবাংলা
অদামেলীট
a-da-me-lit
CACatalà
adamel·lita
a-da-me-lit-a
CSČeština
adamellite
ada-me-lit
DADansk
adamellite
ada-me-lit
DEDeutsch
Adamellith
a-da-mel-it
ELΕλληνικά
αδαμελίτη
a-da-me-li-ti
ESEspañol
adamelita
ada-meh-lee-ta
ETEesti
adamellite
EUEuskara
adamelita
FAفارسی
آداملیت
a-da-me-lit
FISuomi
adamellite
ada-me-lit
FRFrançais
adamellite
ada-me-lit
GLGalego
adamellite
GUGU
અદામેલિટ
a-da-me-lit
HAHA
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
HEעברית
אדמלית
a-da-mit
HIहिन्दी
अदामेलिट
a-da-me-lit
HRHrvatski
adamellite
HUMagyar
adamellite
ada-me-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
IGIG
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
ITItaliano
adamellite
ada-me-li-te
JA日本語
アダメリイト (A Dame riito)
a-da-me-ri-to
KKKK
адамәли
a-da-me-li
KMKM
អាដាមេលីត
a-da-me-lit
KO한국어
아다멜리트 (ada-me-ri-teu)
a-da-me-ri-teu
LTLietuvių
adamelitas
LVLatviešu
adamelīta
MNМонгол
адамелит
MRMR
अदामेलिट
a-da-me-lit
MSBahasa Melayu
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
MYမြန်မာ
အဒမယ်လိတ်
a-da-me-lit
NLNederlands
adamellite
ada-me-lit
NONorsk
adamellite
ada-me-lit
PAPA
ਅਦਾਮੇਲੀਟ
a-da-me-lit
PLPolski
adamellite
ada-me-lit
PTPortuguês
adamelita
ada-me-li-ta
RORomână
adamellite
ada-me-lit
RUРусский
адамиллит
a-da-mil-lit
SKSlovenčina
adamellite
SLSlovenščina
adamellite
SRСрпски
адамелит
SVSvenska
adamellite
ada-me-lit
SWKiswahili
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
TAதமிழ்
அடாமெலிட்டு
a-da-me-li-ttu
TEతెలుగు
అదామెలిట్
a-da-me-lit
THไทย
อะดามेलไลต์
a-da-me-lai-t
TLTL
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
TRTürkçe
adamellite
ada-mel-it
UKУкраїнська
адамиліт
a-da-mil-it
URاردو
ادامیلٹ
a-da-mil-it
VITiếng Việt
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
YOYO
adamellite
a-da-me-lit
ZH中文
亚达梅石 (yàdàměishí)
ya-da-me-shi
ZUZU
adamellite
a-da-me-lit

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