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cobaltite
noun co·balt·ite \ˈkō-ˌbȯl-ˌtīt, kō-ˈ\
Definition of COBALTITE
: a grayish to silver-white mineral consisting of a sulfur arsenide of cobalt also containing iron and sometimes nickel and used in making smalt
Variants of COBALTITE
co·balt·ite or co·balt·ine \-ˌtēn\
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Origin of COBALTITE
cobaltite, alteration of cobaltine, from French, from cobalt
First Known Use: 1868
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