chlorite

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈklɔːɹʌɪt/

Noun

chlorite

1. (mineral) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 177:

     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.

2. (chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.

Translations

• French: chlorite
• German: Chlorit
• Italian: clorite
• Spanish: clorita

Translations

• French: chlorite
• German: Chlorit
• Italian: clorito
• Spanish: clorito

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