chlorite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chlorite	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for chlorite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chlorite n a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. [?] (sc. [?]), fr. [?] light green.] (Min.) The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. {Chlorite slate}, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Chlorous + -ite.] (Chem.) Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.