Chloropal
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A massive mineral, greenish in colour and opal-like in appearance, essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
"A careful consideration of the various analyses of minerals of the chloropal group given by Dana, leads me, therefore, to propose that the following species and varieties should be regarded as a series of types to which all future discoveries in the group may be referred."
Example
More examples"A careful consideration of the various analyses of minerals of the chloropal group given by Dana, leads me, therefore, to propose that the following species and varieties should be regarded as a series of types to which all future discoveries in the group may be referred."
Etymology
From chloro- + opal.
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