clinochlore

English

Etymology

From clino- +‎ Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”).

Noun

clinochlore (countable and uncountable, plural clinochlores)

1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Synonyms

• clinochlorite

References

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Clinochlore”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.