To convert (a mineral or rock) into chlorite or to cause to become chloritic through geological processes.
From chlorite + -ize (verb-forming suffix), creating a verb meaning 'to turn into or cause to become chlorite.'
When geologists say a rock has been 'chloritized,' they're describing an ancient transformation—the same green mineral-making process happens in caves, hot springs, and deep in the Earth, yet takes essentially the same path every time.
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