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Chlorite

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Noun

1. chlorite

a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chlorite

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noun
any of a group of green soft secondary minerals consisting of the hydrated silicates of aluminium, iron, and magnesium in monoclinic crystalline form: common in metamorphic rocks
noun
any salt of chlorous acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO2–

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Chlorite

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noun
a salt of chlorous acid containing the monovalent, negative radical ClO2
noun
any of a group of usually greenish, soft, monoclinic minerals, (Mg,Al,Fe)12(Si,Al)8O20(OH)16, that break into thin, flexible, micalike sheets and are usually found in metamorphic rocks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chlorite

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n.
A generally green or black secondary mineral, (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8, often formed by metamorphic alteration of primary dark rock minerals, that appears as a spot of green and resembles mica.
n.
The anionic univalent ClO2 group derived from chlorous acid, or a compound containing this group.

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