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Chromium.
Chromite is the primary commercial source of chromium, a mineral often found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. While historical and global production has involved several nations, the leading producers of chromite ore by the early 21st century include:12
- South Africa12
- India12
- Kazakhstan32
- Turkey132
Other countries that have historically contributed to global chromite production include Russia, Albania, the Philippines, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Finland, and Iran.13
Chromite is typically extracted from two types of geological formations: stratiform deposits, which consist of thin, even layers covering large areas, and podiform deposits, which appear as scattered, pod-shaped formations.2