chromite
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A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron.
A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid.
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The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.
Chromium is mined as chromite (FeCr 2 O 4 ) ore. citation About two-fifths of the chromite ores and concentrates in the world are produced in South Africa, while Kazakhstan, India, Russia, and Turkey are also substantial producers.
The chromite ore is heated with a mixture of calcium carbonate and sodium carbonate in the presence of air.
Operation Chromite is a foreign film (thankfully with English subtitles) about Operation Chromite in the back drop of the Korean War.
In these applications, the refractory materials are made from mixtures of chromite and magnesite.
Pezzotta (2001), p. 32 Madagascar has one of the world's largest reserves of ilmenite (titanium ore), as well as important reserves of chromite, coal, iron, cobalt, copper and nickel.