Chlorite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chlorite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
Meaning
(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
More Meanings
- (chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- chlorites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vermiculite, schist, schists, chloritoid, chesterite, clinochlorite.
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