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Mica-slate, chloritic slate and the rocks of slaty amphibole contain magnetic sand in the tropical regions of Venezuela, as in the most northern regions of Europe.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

For, as the land went on sinking, and the cretaceous sea widened its area, white mud and chloritic sand were always forming somewhere, but the line of sea-shore was perpetually shifting its position.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Some of the heights are of greenish-yellow chloritic felspar, well adapted for brick-making.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Here, however, they are hardly to be distinguished from the chloritic spines and natural sandbanks that stud the bed.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The higher portion of the Chloritic series in some districts has been called chloritic marl, from its consisting of a chalky marl with chloritic grains.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir