1. of, relating to, or containing chlorite (a green silicate mineral)
Usage: geology; mineralogy
2. of or relating to chlorine or chlorites (chemical compounds)
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The rock sample showed a chloritic composition with visible green mineral flakes.
• Chloritic schist is commonly found in metamorphic rock formations.
• The chloritic alteration of the ore body indicated hydrothermal activity.
• Geologists identified chloritic minerals in the weathered granite.
• The chloritic nature of the sediment suggested a low-temperature depositional environment.