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Chloritic

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chlo·rite 1  (klôrt, klr-)
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.
[Latin chlrtis, a green precious stone, from Greek khlrtis, from khlros, green; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
chlo·ritic (klôr-tk, klr-) adj.
chlo·rite 2  (klôrt, klr-)
n.
The inorganic group ClO2 or a salt containing it.


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