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Chromium is essential to stainless steel production, thanks to its oxide-forming properties; there is no substitute for it. Among a variety of uses, chromium is a key component of certain widely-used alloys, e.g. aluminium alloys.
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Keersemaker, M. (2020). Other Metallic Minerals. In: Suriname Revisited: Economic Potential of its Mineral Resources. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40268-6_8
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