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GK QUESTION#3532

Which of the following is the scientific name of the mineral called chromite?

  1. AAluminium chromium oxide
  2. BCopper chromium oxide
  3. CSilver chromium oxide
  4. DIron chromium oxideCorrect answer
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D. Iron chromium oxide

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Chromite is an iron chromium oxide with ideal formula FeCr₂O₄, more explicitly Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄. It belongs to the spinel group and is an important chromium ore. Natural chromite-group minerals can contain substitutions, so a real specimen need not have the exact ideal composition.

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