Chromite
Chromite
Item-No.: MINS1297 Price: 15.00 EUR
Bater Mines (Batra Mines), Bater-Martanesh District, Mat District, Dibër County, Albania
| Synonyms: | Chromate of Iron, Chromic Iron, Chromoferrite, Ferrochromite, Ferrochromate, Siderochrome |
| Classification: | Oxides, Spinel Group |
| Chemical formula: | Fe2+Cr2O4 |
| Crystal system: | Isometric |
| Density (g/cm3): | 4,5 - 4,8 measured, 5,12 calculated |
| Tenacity: | Brittle |
| Cleavage: | None observed |
| Fracture: | Irregular/Uneven, Hackly, Sub-Conchoidal |
| Hardness (Mohs): | 5,5 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Lustre: | Resinous, Greasy, Metallic, Sub-Metallic, Dull |
| Streak: | Brown |
| Type locality: | Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Application: | Major ore source for chromium |