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  1. Chromite
    Chromite is an iron chromium oxide: FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. Magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite (MgCr2O4); substitution of aluminium occurs leading to hercynite (FeAl2O4). ==Occurrence== Chro...
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  2. chromite
    [n] - a brownish-black mineral
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  3. Chromite
    Chro'mite noun 1. (Min.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron . 2. (Chemistry) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. [ R.]
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  4. chromite
    noun a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium
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  5. Chromite
    • (n.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron. • (n.) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid.
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  6. chromite
    relatively hard, metallic, black oxide mineral of chromium and iron (FeCr2O4) that is the chief commercial source of chromium. It is the principal ... [7 related articles]
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  7. chromite
    chromite (krō'mīt) , dark brown to black mineral. It is an iron-chromium oxide, FeCr2O4, with traces of magnesium and aluminum. Its crystals are octahedral, but rare; it usually occurs as irregular, granular masses in association with igneous rocks, including ophiolites, which are se...
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  8. Chromite
    Chromite is a black sub-metallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron. It is slightly magnetic and the only ore of chromium. A common constituent of peridotite rocks and the serpentines derived from them. Also associated with corundum. One of the first minerals to separate from a cooling...
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  9. chromite
    Iron chromium oxide, the main chromium ore. It is one of the spinel group of minerals, and crystallizes in dark-coloured octahedra of the cubic system. Chromite is usually found in association with ultrabasic and basic rocks; in Cyprus, for example, it occurs with serpentine, and in South Africa it ...
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  10. chromite
    An opaque black mineral containing iron and chromium, FeCr2O4.
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  11. Chromite
    [compound] In chemistry, a chromite refers to compounds formally containing the anion {chem|CrO|2|-}. The anion does not exist per se, unless combined with tightly bonded cations. The most famous chromite is the mineral by the same name, FeCr2O4 but many other chromites are known. Although t...
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  12. chromite
    1) Mineral
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