Etymology

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Today it means: A yellow-green mineral of the chlorite group with the mineral formula (Zn,Fe,Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈. Full definition →

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The story

From Bailey (last name of the mineralogist Sturges W. Bailey) + chlorite.

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