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
Derived forms
chloritic (klɔːˈrɪtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from Latin chlōrītis precious stone of a green colour, from Greek khlōritis, from khlōros greenish yellow
chlorite in British English2
(ˈklɔːraɪt)
noun
any salt of chlorous acid, containing the monovalent ion ClO2–
chlorite in American English1
(ˈklɔrˌaɪt)
noun
a salt of chlorous acid containing the monovalent, negative radical ClO2
chlorite in American English2
(ˈklɔrˌaɪt)
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