1. a green mineral that is a hydrated silicate of aluminum, iron, and magnesium, commonly found in metamorphic rocks
Usage: geology
2. a salt of chlorous acid containing the ClO2- ion
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The rock sample contained visible flakes of chlorite.
• Chlorite minerals give the schist its characteristic green color.
• The geologist identified chlorite in the metamorphic formation.
• Sodium chlorite is used as a bleaching agent.
• The chlorite solution was prepared for the laboratory experiment.
• Chlorite schist forms under low-grade metamorphic conditions.