noun
- A mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide, typically occurring in metallic gray crystals.
Usage: mineralogy; also called cobaltite
adjective
- Of, relating to, or containing cobalt.
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Cobaltine deposits are found in several mining regions worldwide.
- The cobaltine mineral sample displayed a characteristic metallic luster.
- Geologists identified cobaltine crystals in the ore sample.
- Cobaltine compounds are used in various industrial applications.
- The cobaltine content of the rock was analyzed using X-ray diffraction.