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smalt⋅ite

[smawl-tahyt]
–noun
a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs2, but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
Also, smalt⋅ine [smawl-tin, -teen] .


Origin:
1865–70; smalt + -ite 1
smalt·ite   (smôl'tīt')   
n.  A white to silver-gray mineral, (Co,Ni)As3, that is an important ore of cobalt.
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