1
: a black mineral that consists of an oxide of iron and chromium and is the only chromium ore
2
: an oxide of divalent chromium
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Large rocks containing chromite, is crushed into smaller bitesize chunks, before to goes through a process to refine and extract the ore that yields chromium, a vital component of stainless steel, at the Mughulkhil mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Maryland lawmakers named the orange crush as the state cocktail and chromite as the state mineral in the final minutes of the 2025 legislative session.
—Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
In 2007, prospectors discovered rich veins of nickel, copper and chromite.
—Vipal Monga, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
For example, Logari chromite, known for its high purity, would go to the eastern province of Khost labeled as lower-grade ore, to be taxed at a lower rate, then get sent across the border to Pakistan to be mixed and relabeled as Pakistani, and then get shipped to China, Mansfield said.
—Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Owens-Brockway uses iron chromite to make green glass at its facility, according to the federal agency.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021
The researchers looked at the meteorite through an electron microscope, finding traces of chromite, phosphate, and iron-nickle-sulfide inside the diamonds, minerals that only form under extreme pressure.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Maryland lawmakers named the orange crush as the state cocktail and chromite as the state mineral in the final minutes of the 2025 legislative session.
—Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
In 2007, prospectors discovered rich veins of nickel, copper and chromite.
—Vipal Monga, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
For example, Logari chromite, known for its high purity, would go to the eastern province of Khost labeled as lower-grade ore, to be taxed at a lower rate, then get sent across the border to Pakistan to be mixed and relabeled as Pakistani, and then get shipped to China, Mansfield said.
—Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
Owens-Brockway uses iron chromite to make green glass at its facility, according to the federal agency.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021
The researchers looked at the meteorite through an electron microscope, finding traces of chromite, phosphate, and iron-nickle-sulfide inside the diamonds, minerals that only form under extreme pressure.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
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“Chromite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chromite. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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chromite
noun
chro·mite
ˈkrō-ˌmīt 
: a black mineral that consists of an oxide of iron and chromium
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