OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 32010

chlorite

/ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
clorita
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.
clorito
Any salt of chlorous acid.
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