cobaltite

See also: Cobaltite

English

Cobaltite

Etymology

From cobalt +‎ -ite.

Noun

cobaltite (countable and uncountable, plural cobaltites)

1. (mineralogy) A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.

Derived terms

• spherocobaltite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kobolttihohde, koboltiitti
• German: Cobaltit m
• Russian: кобальти́т (ru) m (kobalʹtít)
• Serbo-Croatian: kobaltit
• Tagalog: kobaltina

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Cobaltite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “cobaltite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.