Mindat Short Description
Chromite is the most important chromium ore mineral. It forms a complete solid solution series with many other members of the group, eg. in the Chromite-Hercynite Series, Chromite-Spinel Series, Chromite-Magnetite Series and the Chromite-Magnesiochrom...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
The mineral, while previously known, was named in this publication: Haidinger W (1845) Chromit, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 550-550
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Fe2+Cr2O4
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
Fe2+Cr3+2O4