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Chromite

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Chromite

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Locality: 
Mutorashanga, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 6.7 × 2.9 cm
Description

Metallic chromite crystals on matrix with opal bands. Chromite is the only ore mineral for chromium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chromite

Formula: 
Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
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