Chromates

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)