Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Earthy cobalt; wad containing oxid of cobalt. It is used in the manufacture of smalt. Also called
asbolite .
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It also occurs as arseniate in erythrine, and as oxide in asbolan or earthy cobalt, which is essentially a wad carrying cobalt.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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