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Ore mineral

Chromite

The only ore of chromium, formed in layered mafic intrusions where it settles out in bands.

Chromite - USGS Mineral Specimens 292 · Andrew Silver · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The only ore of chromium, formed in layered mafic intrusions where it settles out in bands.

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Material	Role	Grade note
Chromium	Only ore	—

Chromium

The element that makes stainless steel stainless — at about eleven percent chromium, steel grows an invisible film…

Steel & Alloy MetalsCr

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