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- noun Plural form of
chlorite .
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Examples
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New formations began to develop themselves, and the sickly hues of the serpentines and the chlorites, so rich in the New World, appeared more charming than brow of milk or cheek of rose. 30 There were few changes.
The Land of Midian 2003
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Montmorillonite is extremely plastic and sticky, while kaolin is less so, and chlorites and vermiculites not at all.
Chapter 5 1987
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The substance decomposes on heating above melting point, producing toxic gases, and reacts violently with strong oxidants, nitrites, inorganic chlorides, chlorites and perchlorates, causing fire and explosion hazard.
RVABlogs 2008
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New formations began to develop themselves, and the sickly hues of the serpentines and the chlorites, so rich in the New World, appeared more charming than brow of milk or cheek of rose. [
The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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