Chromite Mineral Data

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General Chromite Information

Chemical Formula: Fe++Cr2O4

Composition: Molecular Weight = 223.84 gm
   Chromium  46.46 %  Cr   67.90 % Cr 2 O3
   Iron      24.95 %  Fe   32.10 % FeO
   Oxygen    28.59 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula: Fe2+Cr2 O 4
Environment: Cummulate mineral found in ultramafic portions of layered mafic
intrusions. Common in meteorites.
IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845
Locality: Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, France. Link to MinDat.org Location
Data.
Name Origin: Named after its chemical composition.
Synonym: Chrome iron ore
  Chromic iron
  Ferrichromite - magnetic, altered
  ICSD 20819
  PDF 34-140
 

Chromite Image

Images:
Chromite   Antigorite

Comments: Chromite veins in yellow to green antigorite

with picrolite, chromian antigorite and dolomite (polished
section).
Location: Wood's Mine, near 'Texas', Little Britain
Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Scale:
See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:
Chromite   Theophrastite

Comments: Green pearly scaly theophrastite coatings on

massive dark chromite.
Location: Vermion Region, near Thessaloniki, Kedriki
Makedhonia, Greece. Scale: See Photo.

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© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Chromite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions: a = 8.36, Z = 8; V = 584.28 Den(Calc)= 5.09

Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F
d3m
X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/I o ): 2.52(1), 1.46(0.9), 1.6(0.9),
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Physical Properties of Chromite

Cleavage: None
Color: Black, Brownish black.
Density: 4.5 - 5.09, Average = 4.79
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Fracture: Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Habit: Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Habit: Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other
igneous rock.
Habit: Nuggets - Irregular lumps produced by stream transport of malleable
metals.
Hardness: 5.5 - Knife Blade
Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Luster: Metallic
Magnetism: Naturally weak
Streak: brown

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Optical Properties of Chromite

Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.092 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/K C )

CI calc = 0.145 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc /K C )
KPDcalc = 0.22,K PDmeas= 0.2336,K C = 0.2573
Ncalc = 2.16 - 2.31
Optical Data: Isotropic, n=2.08-2.16.
RL Color: Gray-white with a brownish tint and brownish red internal reflections.
RL Pleochroism: None.
Reflectivity Standardized Intensity (100%)
Reflection Spectra of Chromite in
Air
λ R  ∑ R(λ) 
 400 nm   13.20 
 420 nm   13.10 
 440 nm   13.00 
 460 nm   12.80 
 480 nm   12.60 
 500 nm   12.40 
 520 nm   12.20 
 540 nm   12.00 
 
 560 nm   11.90 
 580 nm   11.80 
 600 nm   11.70 
 620 nm   11.70 
 640 nm   11.60 
 660 nm   11.60 
 680 nm   11.60 
 700 nm   11.60 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Chromite in Air
Relative
   0%   80% 100% 160% 240% 320% 400% 480% 560% 640% 720% 740%
Intensity
R                        
 

Calculated Properties of Chromite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.54 gm/cc

note: Specific Gravity of Chromite =4.80 gm/cc.
Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96
Photoelectric: PE Chromite = 18.28 barns/electron
U=PEChromite x rElectron Density= 83.03 barns/cc.
Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Chromite is Not Radioactive
 

Chromite Classification

Dana Class: 07.02.03.03 (07)Multiple Oxides

  (07.02)(A+ B++)2 X4 Spinel group
  (07.02.03)(Chromium subgroup)

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  07.02.03.01 Magnesiochromite MgCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  07.02.03.02 Manganochromite (Mn,Fe)(Cr,V)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  07.02.03.03 Chromite FeCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  07.02.03.04 Nichromite (Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  07.02.03.05 Cochromite (Co,Ni,Fe)(Cr,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  07.02.03.06 Zincochromite ZnCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class: 04.BB.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites,

antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate
  04.B - Metal:Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
  04.BB -With only medium-sized cations
  04.BB.05 Cochromite (Co,Ni,Fe)(Cr,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Filipstadite (Mn,Mg)4SbFeO8 pseudo ISO 2/m 2/m 2/m

  04.BB.05 Magnetite FeFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Gahnite ZnAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Chromite FeCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Galaxite (Mn,Mg)(Al,Fe)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Cuprospinel (Cu,Mg)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Donathite? (Fe,Mg)(Cr,Fe)2O4 P 4/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m

  04.BB.05 Brunogeierite (Ge,Fe)Fe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Coulsonite FeV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Hercynite FeAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Franklinite (Zn,Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Jacobsite (Mn,Fe,Mg)(Fe,Mn)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Magnesiochromite MgCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Magnesioferrite MgFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Magnesiocoulsonite MgV2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Manganochromite (Mn,Fe)(Cr,V)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Qandilite (Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Nichromite (Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Spinel MgAl2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Ulvospinel TiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Zincochromite ZnCr2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Trevorite NiFe2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

  04.BB.05 Vuorelainenite (Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)2O4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Chromite Information

References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
See Also: Links to other databases for Chromite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - Glendale Community College
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - HyperPhysics
11 - MinDAT
12 - MinMax(Deutsch)
13 - MinMax(English)
14 - Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
15 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)

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16 - Philatelic Mineralogy
17 - QUT Mineral Atlas
18 - Ruff.Info
19 - Scandinavian mineral gallery
20 - University of Colorado - Mineral Structure Data
21 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Chromite
Fe++Cr2O4
Dana No: 07.02.03.03 Strunz No: 04.BB.05

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