chromite

Summary

chromite is a mineral species^[1]. chromite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• chromite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• chromium is named after chromite^[4].
• chromite's chemical formula is recorded as Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄^[5].
• chromite is a type of oxyspinel group^[6].
• chromite's Commons category is recorded as Chromite^[7].
• chromite's streak color is recorded as brown^[8].
• chromite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[9].
• chromite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• chromite's space group is recorded as space group Fd-3m^[11].
• chromite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/B.01c^[12].
• chromite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.BB.05^[13].
• chromite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.BB.05^[14].
• chromite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+5.5'}^[15].
• chromite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie^[16].
• chromite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• chromite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• chromite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• chromite's 2022 Harmonized System Code is recorded as 261000^[20].
• chromite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Chr^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for chromite include zincochromite^[22], a mineral species^[23]; magnesiochromite^[24], a mineral species^[25]; and manganochromite^[26], a mineral species^[27].

Why It Matters

chromite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (191 views/month).^[2] chromite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] chromite is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for chromite include zincochromite^[22], a mineral species^[23]; magnesiochromite^[24], a mineral species^[25]; and manganochromite^[26], a mineral species^[27].