chloritousadj.
/klɒˈrʌɪtəs/ Mineralogy.
Of the nature of, or containing, chlorite.
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1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxxii. 398 (note) Chloritous slate.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) 339 Greenish colour which it owes to a chloritous silicate of iron.
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