2438. Cobaltous Chromate(III)

Nomenclature

CAS number: 12016-69-2
Chromium cobalt oxide (Cr2CoO4); cobalt chromite.
CoCr2O4; mol wt 226.92.
Co 25.97%, Cr 45.83%, O 28.20%.

Description and references

Prepn: Gmelins, Cobalt (8th ed.) 58, (part A), 479 (1932) and supplement, 874-876 (1961).

Properties

Brilliant greenish-blue powder having a cubic spinel structure. Almost insol in concd HCl and HNO3.

Use

Green pigment for ceramics.