chromite

See also: Chromite

English

Chromite

Noun

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

(FeCr₂O₄): ferrochromite

Derived terms

ferrochromite
magnesiochromite

Translations

mineral

Finnish: kromiitti
French: chromite (fr) f
German: Chromeisenstein m, Chromit m
Italian: cromite f
Portuguese: cromita f
Serbo-Croatian: kromit (sh)
Spanish: cromita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chromite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“chromite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

hormetic, trichome

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.mit/

Noun

chromite f (plural chromites)

(mineralogy) chromite

Further reading

“chromite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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