The only ore of chromium, chromite is a major constituent in stainless steel. It is one of the first minerals to separate from a cooling magma, and large chromite deposits are thought to have been derived by such magmatic differentiation.
Minerals
The only ore of chromium, chromite is a major constituent in stainless steel. It is one of the first minerals to separate from a cooling magma, and large chromite deposits are thought to have been derived by such magmatic differentiation.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College