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| − | 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) | + | |
| − | [[category: | + | *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), ''p. 469'' |
| + | [[category:Mineralogy]] | ||
Revision as of 12:55, July 15, 2007
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