Difference between revisions of "Sulfates"

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The sulfates are compounds of one or more metallic elements with the sulfate ion. This is a large class of minerals, whose members have few properties in common. In general they are light in color and transparent to translucent. None are hard, and most are fragile.

Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), p. 453

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-The '''sulfates''' are [[compounds]] of one or more [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[sulfate]] radical. This is a large class of [[minerals]], whose members have few [[properties]] in [[common]]. In general they are light in [[color]] and  [[transparency|transparent]] to [[translucency|translucent]]. None are hard, and most are [[fragile]].
+The '''sulfates''' are [[compounds]] of one or more [[metallic]] [[elements]] with the [[sulfate]] ion. This is a large class of [[minerals]], whose members have few [[properties]] in [[common]]. In general they are light in [[color]] and  [[transparency|transparent]] to [[translucency|translucent]]. None are hard, and most are [[fragile]].
 ==Sources==
 *Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987), ''p. 453''
 [[Category:Mineralogy]]
 [[Category:Chemistry]]