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| − | + | 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 | |
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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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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
Sources
- Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)