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chlorite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr ? light green.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. {Chlorite slate}, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Chlorous + -ite.] (Chem.) Any salt of chlorous acid; as chlorite of sodium.
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