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chromite

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

chromite Member of the chromite group of minerals in the spinel group, Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄, along with magnesiochromite (MgCr₂O₄); sp. gr. 5.1; black; sub-metallic lustre; crystals cubic, but normally it is massive or a granular aggregate; occurs in basic and ultrabasic rocks. It is the primary source of chromium.

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chromite

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

chro·mite / ˈkrōˌmīt/ • n. a brownish-black mineral that consists of a mixed oxide of chromium and iron and is the principal ore of chromium.

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chromite

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

chromite Black mineral, ferrous chromic oxide (FeO.Cr₂O₃), separated from magma in the formation of igneous rock. It is weakly magnetic and opaque. Hardness 5.5; r.d. 4.6.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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