1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.
3. Noun
a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
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