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Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27. It is found naturally
only in chemically combined form.

Cobalt is used in the preparation of magnetic, wear-resistant and high-strength alloys.
Cobalt silicate and cobalt(II) aluminate (CoAl2O4, cobalt blue) give a distinctive deep
blue color to glass, smalt, ceramics, inks, paints and varnishes. Nowadays, some cobalt
is produced specifically from various metallic-lustered ores, for example cobaltite
(CoAsS), but the main source of the element is as a by-product of copper and nickel
mining. Cobalt is used in the preparation of magnetic, wear-resistant and high-strength
alloys.
Cobalt silicate and cobalt(II) aluminate (CoAl2O4, cobalt blue) give a
distinctive deep blue color to glass, smalt, ceramics, inks, paints and varnishes. Cobalt
occurs naturally as only one stable isotope, cobalt-59. Cobalt-60 is a commercially
important radioisotope, used as a radioactive tracer and in the production of gamma rays.
Nowadays, some cobalt is produced specifically from various metallic-lustered ores, for
example cobaltite (CoAsS), but the main source of the element is as a by-product of
copper and nickel mining. The copper belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Zambia yields most of the cobalt metal mined worldwide. The copper belt in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Zambia yields most of the cobalt metal mined worldwide. Cobalt
is a ferromagnetic metal with a specific gravity of 8.9. Pure cobalt is not found in
nature, but compounds of cobalt are common. Small amounts of it are found in most rocks,
soil, plants and animals.
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