- Chromite - Wikipedia
Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron (II) oxide and chromium (III) oxide compounds It can be represented by the chemical formula of Fe Cr 2 O 4 It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group
- Chromite: The only mineral ore of chromium metal - Geology. com
Chromite is the only ore of chromium, a metal essential for making stainless steel, nichrome, chrome plating, pigments, refractories, chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Chromite: Mineral information, data and localities. - mindat. org
Chromite is the most important chromium ore mineral It forms a complete solid solution series with many other members of the group, eg in the Chromite-Hercynite Series, Chromite-Spinel Series, Chromite-Magnetite Series and the Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
- Chromite | Ores, Mining, Processing | Britannica
Chromite, relatively hard, metallic, black oxide mineral of chromium and iron (FeCr2O4) that is the chief commercial source of chromium It is the principal member of the spinel series of chromium oxides; the other naturally occurring member is magnesiochromite, oxide of magnesium and chromium
- Chromite | Earth Sciences Museum - University of Waterloo
Chromite is the main source of the metal chromium, a metal used to induce hardness, toughness and chemical resistance in steel It was named after its chemical composition, chromium oxide The mineral is brownish to black in colour with a dark brown streak
- Chromite Mineral Data
Cummulate mineral found in ultramafic portions of layered mafic intrusions Common in meteorites Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, France Link to MinDat org Location Data Named after its chemical composition Comments: Chromite veins in yellow to green antigorite with picrolite, chromian antigorite and dolomite (polished section)
- Chromite - Northwestern University
Chromite is the only ore of chromium, making it especially important for mining and obtaining chromium Geoscientists claim there are nearly “11 billion tons” of chromite in the world, making it plentiful and abundant
- The Mineral chromite - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
Chromite, the principle ore of the element chromium, is a commercially valuable mineral However, due to mining restrictions and the fact that Chromite is not commonly found in crystallized form, it is not well-represented in mineral collections
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