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See also: Chromite
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Chromit%2C_Albania.jpg/180px-Chromit%2C_Albania.jpg)
Noun
[edit]chromite (countable and uncountable, plural chromites)
- (mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr2O4.
- Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr2O4. It is a commercial source of chromium.
Synonyms
[edit]- (FeCr2O4): ferrochromite
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]mineral
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chromite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chromite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chromite f (plural chromites)
Further reading
[edit]- “chromite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.