Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the chlorite group of minerals, of a dark-gray to green or black color.
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- noun mineralogy A mixed
iron ,magnesium , andmanganese silicate mineral ofmetamorphic origin, with thechemical formula (Fe 2+,Mg ,Mn )2Al 4Si 2O 10(OH )4.
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Examples
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The gold, in particles hardly visible to the eye, is in a sandy matrix and is associated with chloritoid, sericite, calcite, graphite, and other minerals.
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Extensive Mg and Fe alteration assemblages (chloritoid, chlorite and Fe-carbonate) typical of proximal VMS alteration were cut in footwall rocks at the western of the three showings.
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Extensive Mg and Fe alteration assemblages (chloritoid, chlorite and Fe-carbonate) typical of proximal VMS alteration were cut in footwall rocks at the western of the three showings.
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Features present on the Lynx property that are typically associated with VMS systems consists of chloritic stringer, kyanite and chloritoid alteration and sodium depletion.
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