Chromite (compound)

Under IUPAC naming conventions, chromate(III) is preferred to chromite.

[citation needed] The mineral chromite is an iron chromium oxide with empirical formula FeCr2O4.

Magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite (MgCr2O4);.

The crystal structure of the acid, HCrO2 has been determined by neutron diffraction.

[2] Chromites may be formed by reaction of chromium(III) oxide with a metal oxide:[3] This inorganic compound–related article is a stub.