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chlorite
noun
a salt of chlorous acid containing the monovalent, negative radical ClO
noun
any of a group of usually greenish, soft, monoclinic minerals, (Mg,Al,Fe)(Si,Al)O(OH), that break into thin, flexible, micalike sheets and are usually found in metamorphic rocks
Related Forms:
- chloritic adjective
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