Cobalt

Cobalt
Properties
Atomic symbol	Co
Atomic number	27
Classification	Transition metal
Atomic mass	58.9 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery	1737
Name of discoverer	George Brandt
Name origin	From the German kobold.
Uses	In magnets, medical radio-isotopes and (as a compound) blue or green pigment in ceramics and glasses.
Obtained from	Cobaltine, erythrite, glaucodot, and skutterudite.