1. a group of green sheet silicate minerals commonly found in metamorphic rocks
Usage: geology; mineralogy
2. salts of chlorous acid containing the ClO2- ion
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The metamorphic rock contained abundant chlorites that gave it a greenish color.
• Chlorites are common in low-grade metamorphic environments.
• The geologist identified several chlorite minerals in the schist sample.
• Sodium chlorite is used as a bleaching agent in the paper industry.
• The chemical analysis revealed the presence of chlorites in the solution.
• Chlorites form during the alteration of mafic minerals like biotite.
• The green shimmer in the rock was caused by tiny chlorite crystals.