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Name:
Cobalto-calcite
Derivation:
From "Kobald" (German) goblin or demon
Formula:
(Ca,Co)CO
3
Description:
Pink crystals
German miners gave named cobalt after a goblin, because they supposed it to be a mischievous and hurtful metal.
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