Baltimore Chrome Works
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Baltimore Chrome Works was a chromium
ore refinery with the headquarter and main factory located at Fells Point, Baltimore. Isaac Tyson
started mining chromite
in the area around Baltimore
in 1813 and built the Baltimore Chrome Works at Fells Point in 1845. The Baltimore Chrome Works became part of Allied Chemical and the factory at Fells Point operated till 1985 when it was closesd down. The full remediation took until 2000.
Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element which has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in Group 6. It is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point. It is also odorless, tasteless, and malleable...
ore refinery with the headquarter and main factory located at Fells Point, Baltimore. Isaac Tyson
Isaac Tyson
Isaac Tyson, Jr. was a Quaker businessman from Baltimore, Maryland, who held a virtual monopoly on world supplies of chromium minerals during the mid-19th century....
started mining chromite
Chromite
Chromite is an iron chromium oxide: FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. Magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite ; substitution of aluminium occurs leading to hercynite .-Occurrence:Chromite is found in...
in the area around Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
in 1813 and built the Baltimore Chrome Works at Fells Point in 1845. The Baltimore Chrome Works became part of Allied Chemical and the factory at Fells Point operated till 1985 when it was closesd down. The full remediation took until 2000.