Diatomaceous earth contains a small amount of Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, K2O, Na2O, P2O5 and organic matter. SiO2 generally accounts for more than 80%, up to 94%. The iron oxide content of high-quality diatomite is generally 1~1.5%, and the alumina content is 3~6%. The mineral composition of diatomite is mainly opal and its variants, followed by clay minerals – hydromica, kaolinite and mineral debris. Mineral debris includes quartz, feldspar, biotite and organic matter. The content of organic matter ranges from trace to more than 30%. The color of diatomite is white, off-white, gray and light taupe, etc. It has the properties of fineness, looseness, light weight, porous, water absorption and strong permeability.
At present, chromium ores with industrial value are generally chromium-magnesia spinel or chromium-iron spinel minerals, which contain a large amount of chromium oxide, with a content of about 18% to 62%, and generally also contain metals such as aluminum and nickel. Its characteristics make the chromium ore beneficiation process present a rich and diverse state. Due to the properties of chromium, chromium ore beneficiation processes include gravity separation, magnetic separation, flotation, combined beneficiation, chemical beneficiation, etc. Commonly used in industry are single gravity separation, single magnetic separation, and gravity-magnetic combined beneficiation processes. In terms of equipment selection, shakers and jigs are mostly used in the gravity separation stage, while the equipment selection in the magnetic separation stage is determined based on the magnetism of the ore.

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