History

History
 * Found in 1797 by chemist, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
 * Investigation revealed the presence of chromium in common gemstones.
 * He found that chromium gave emrealds their green color and rubies their red color.
 * Named after the Greek work chroma, meaning color.
 * Takes a high polish
 * For 100 years, chromium was only used as a pigment in clothes
 * Important chromium sources were found in Manchester, England, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Turkey, India, and Africa.
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