| − | The '''vanadium oxysalts''' are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[vanadate]] radical. This is a small class of [[minerals]] of which the most interesting for collectors is [[carnotite]], an important [[ore]] of [[uranium]]. Members of this class are soft, [[brittle]], and brightly colored. Chesterman, p. 493 | + | The '''vanadium oxysalts''' are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[vanadate]] radical. This is a small class of [[minerals]] of which the most interesting for collectors is [[carnotite]], an important [[ore]] of [[uranium]]. Members of this class are soft, [[brittle]], and brightly colored. <ref>Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), p. 493</ref> |