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Chromite (Cr2FeO4)

CAS 1308-31-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

61026-56-0

Chromite (Cr2FeO4) chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Chromite (Cr2FeO4) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Chromite · Chrome ore · Chromite (mineral) (CR2FEO4) · Chromite homog mineral · Chromite ore · Chromite ore (chromium and chromium compounds)

Show all 21 names

Chromite chromium ores · Chromium, diolatodioxo-, IRON(2+) salt (1:1) · Chromite Flour 350 · iron(2+);oxido(oxo)chromium · Chromite (chromite ore) · Chromite (mineral) · Dichromeisentetraoxid · IRON(2+) dioxido(dioxo)chromium · Iron Chromite · Iron chromate(II) · J98.711E · dichromium iron tetraoxide · iron chromate · tetraoxido de dicromo y hierro · tetraoxyde de dichrome et de fer

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

  • Colourant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Chromite (Cr2FeO4) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, chemical used in pre-fired body stain..
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, chemical used in pre-fired body stain..Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Chromite (Cr2FeO4) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated march 23, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (3)
Openfda substance

chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov

Openfda substance

nikkajiweb.jst.go.jp

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Chromite (Cr2FeO4) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

10

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesRaw materials

Typical roles

Colourant
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