home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1998
/
Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
/
C
/
Chromite
/
INFOTEXT
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-09-03
|
359b
|
10 lines
Iron chromium oxide, Fe,Cr2O4, the main ore
of chromium. 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; for example in Cyprus it
occurs with serpentine, and in South Africa
it forms continuous layers in a layered
intrusion.