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/ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/ · noun
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium..
They have been heated enough to impart a delicate blue-green hue, which is because of the abundance of the ‘low-grade’ metamorphic mineral, chlorite.
Use chlorite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chlorite means (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium..
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They have been heated enough to impart a delicate blue-green hue, which is because of the abundance of the ‘low-grade’ metamorphic mineral, chlorite.
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