Difference between revisions of "Chromates"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(started article) |
DavidB4-bot (talk | contribs) (→Sources: Spelling, grammar, and general fixes) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | 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 | + | 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. |
| − | =Sources= | + | ==Sources== |
| − | *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987) | + | |
| + | *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), ''p. 469'' | ||
| + | [[Category:Mineralogy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:21, July 12, 2016
The chromates are compounds of metallic elements with the chromate (CrO42-) 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.
Sources
- Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), p. 469