The '''chromates''' are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[chromate]] radical. This is a small class of [[minerals]], and its members are usually brightly colored. Only one species, [[crocoite]], is of interest to most collectors. Chesterman, p. 469
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The '''chromates''' are [[compounds]] of [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[chromate]] ([[chromium|Cr]][[oxygen|O]]<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>) radical. This is a small class of [[minerals]], and its members are usually brightly colored. Only one variety, [[crocoite]], is of interest to most collectors.
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*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
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*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), ''p. 469''