Chloritoid

/klɔːˈrɪtɔɪd/ noun

Definition

A rare iron-magnesium silicate mineral that resembles or is related to chlorite but has a different crystal structure.

Etymology

From chlorite + -oid (Greek suffix meaning 'resembling or like'), indicating a mineral similar to but distinct from chlorite.

Kelly Says

Chloritoid is a metamorphic mineral so rare that finding a good specimen is a prize for geologists, and it forms only under very specific conditions—like nature's way of creating a mineral fingerprint of extreme ancient pressure.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Chlorine
klor-ee-n
ARالعربية
كلوريتوïde
khlōrīto-īd
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরাইটোয়েড
klor-ai-to-yed
CACatalà
cloritoid
klo-ri-toid
CSČeština
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
DADansk
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
DEDeutsch
Chloritoid
klor-ee-toyd
ELΕλληνικά
χλωρίτος
hloo-ri-tos
ESEspañol
cloritoide
klo-ree-toh-ee-deh
FAفارسی
کلوریتوئید
khlor-it-oid
FISuomi
chloritoidi
klor-i-toid-i
FRFrançais
chloritoïde
klɔʁitɔid
GUGU
કલોરિટોઈડ
kalo-ri-toid
HAHA
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
HEעברית
כלוריטויד
khloritoid
HIहिन्दी
क्लोराइटोइड
klor-ait-oid
HUMagyar
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
IDBahasa Indonesia
chloritoid
klo-ri-toid
IGIG
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
ITItaliano
cloritoide
klo-ree-toh-ee-deh
JA日本語
クロリトイド
Kuro-rito-ido
KKKK
хлоритоид
khlorito-id
KMKM
ច្លូរីអ៊ីត
chlu-ree-it
KO한국어
클로리토이드
keul-o-ri-to-ido
MRMR
क्लोराइटोइड
klor-ait-oid
MSBahasa Melayu
chloritoid
klo-ri-toid
MYမြန်မာ
ခါလောရီတိုက်
kha-la-ree-to-taik
NLNederlands
chloritoid
klor-it-oid
NONorsk
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
PAPA
ਕਲੋਰਾਈਟੋਇਡ
klor-ai-tto-id
PLPolski
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
PTPortuguês
cloritoide
klo-ree-toh-ee-deh
RORomână
cloritoide
klo-ree-toh-ee-deh
RUРусский
хлоритоид
khlorito-id
SVSvenska
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
SWKiswahili
chloritoid
klo-ri-toid
TAதமிழ்
குளோரைட்டோயிட்
kloo-rai-tto-oy-id
TEతెలుగు
క్లోరైటోయిడ్
klor-ai-to-yid
THไทย
คลอไรโตอิด
klor-ai-to-id
TLTL
chloritoid
klo-ri-toid
TRTürkçe
chloritoid
klor-it-oid
UKУкраїнська
хлоритоїд
khlorito-id
URاردو
کلوریتوئیڈ
khlor-it-oid
VITiếng Việt
chloritoid
klo-ri-toid
YOYO
chloritoid
klor-i-toid
ZH中文
绿帘石
lǜ lián shí
ZUZU
chloritoid
klor-i-toid

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