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Chromite is not especially exciting to look at, but it is important to our daily lives as the number one mineral source of chromium. Chromite is a dark grey to black mineral made up of chromium, iron and oxygen. The chromium that is extracted from chromite minerals is used to make chrome plating and to create industrial alloys. Its hardness and resistance to corrosion make it one of the most important industrial metals used today, and it cannot be replaced with other materials.