Mineral resource of the month: Chromium
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Abstract
Although chromium is a metal, it does not occur naturally in metallic form. Chromium can be found in many minerals, but the only economically significant chromium-bearing mineral is chromite. Chromite has been mined from four different deposit types: stratiform chromite, podiform chromite, placer chromite, and laterite deposits. Most of the world's resources, however, are located in stratiform chromite deposits, such as the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The economic potential of chromite resources depends on the thickness and continuity of the deposit and on the grade of the ore. Many of the major stratiform chromite deposits also contain economic levels of platinum, paladium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and ruthenium.
Suggested Citation
Schulte, R., 2018, Mineral resource of the month: Chromium: Earth Magazine, v. June 2018, p. 48-49.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mineral resource of the month: Chromium |
| Series title | Earth Magazine |
| Volume | June 2018 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The American Geosciences Institute |
| Contributing office(s) | National Minerals Information Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 48 |
| Last page | 49 |