Chromite: The only mineral ore of chromium metal
However, chromite deposits that are large enough for mining are generally found in: 1) stratiform deposits (large masses of igneous rock such as norite or peridotite that slowly crystallized from subsurface magma); 2) podiform deposits (serpentines and other metamorphic rocks derived from the alteration of norite and peridotite); and, 3) beach sands (derived from the weathering of chromite