English Dictionary: chlorite slate | by the DICT Development Group |
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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. |