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
=Sources=
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)