Podiform chromite deposits are an important source for chromite, which is the only ore for chromium, and they are the primary source for both high-chromium, low-aluminum ore, used in metallurgical applications, and high-aluminum, low-chromium ore, used in refractories (Thayer, 1946; Thayer, 1963; Dickey, 1975). Concentrations of chromite as small masses or lenses were first called "pods" by Wells and others (1940) and later referred to as "podiform" by Thayer (1960).
| Author: U. S. Department of the Interior |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Oct 09, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 56 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1499701985 |
| ISBN-13: 9781499701982 |