Hydroxides
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The hydroxides are compounds of metallic elements with water or hydroxyl (the OH radical). Hydoxides are generally softer than the simple oxides. Chesterman, p. 407
Sources
- Chesterman, Charles W. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)