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Chlorite

The term Chlorite can refer to the following meanings:

• Chlorite is a common clay mineral. Chlorites have a 2:1 sandwich structure (2:1 sandwich layer = tetrahedral-octahedral-tetrahedral = t-o-t...). Unlike other 2:1 clay minerals, a chlorite's interlayer space (the space between each 2:1 sandwich filled by a cation) is comprised of (Mg²⁺, Fe³⁺)(OH)₆. The layer (Mg²⁺, Fe³⁺)(OH)₆ is more commonly referred to as the brucite-like layer, due to its closer resemblance to the mineral brucite (Mg(OH)₂). Therefore, chlorite's structure appears as follows: -t-o-t-brucite-t-o-t-brucite...
• A Chlorite ion is a polyatomic cation consisting of an atom of chlorine and two oxygen atoms. Its chemical formula is ClO₂^-.

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