Chromite

Chromite

FeCr2O4

The world's only ore mineral of chromium, found in ancient igneous rocks

Every piece of stainless steel owes its rust-resistance to chromium — and this black mineral is where it all starts.

Material

Gallery-wrapped canvas on a solid wood stretcher, 0.75″ deep — ready to hang.

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityChromite — Fd-3m
FormulaFeCr2O4
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupF d -3 m :2
Lattice (a, b, c) Å8.376, 8.376, 8.376
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)