| Online link | https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1802F |
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| Description | Cobalt is a silvery gray metal that has diverse uses due to its ferromagnetism, hardness and wear-resistance when alloyed with other metals, low thermal and electrical conductivity, high melting point, multiple valences, and color effects with silica. |
| Originators | Slack, John F., Kimball, Bryn E., Shedd, Kim B., Schulz, Klaus J. (Editor), DeYoung, John H. Jr. (Editor), Seal, Robert R. II (Editor), Bradley, Dwight C. (Editor) |
| Publication | U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1802 This publication is available only as a PDF document. |