Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A hydrated silicate of iron, of a conchoidal fracture and earthy structure, and varying from yellow to green in color.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun mineralogy A massive mineral, greenish in colour and opal-like in appearance, essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.

Etymologies

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chloro- +‎ opal

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