The oxidation behavior of Cr(X) solid solution (Cr-ss) and Cr2X Laves phases (X=Nb;Ta) was studied individually and in combination at 950-1100 degrees C in air. The Cr-ss phase was significantly more oxidation resistant than the Cr2X Laves phase. At 950 degrees C, two-phase alloys of Cr-Cr2Nb and Cr-Cr2Ta exhibited "in-situ" internal oxidation, in which remnants of the Cr2X Laves phase were incorporated into a growing chromia scale. At 1100 degrees C, the Cr-Cr2Nb alloys continued to exhibit in-situ internal oxidation, which resulted in extensive O/N penetration into the alloy ahead of the alloy-scale interface and catastrophic failure during cyclic oxidation. In contrast, the Cr-Cr2Ta alloys exhibited a transition to selective Cr oxidation and the formation of a continuous chromia scale. The oxidation mechanism is interpreted in terms of multiphase oxidation theory.