Clinochlore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ripidolite \Ri*pid"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ???. ???. fan + -lite.]
     (Min.)
     A translucent mineral of a green color and micaceous
     structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous
     silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron; -- called also
     {clinochlore}.


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