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PAINTS
If you have ever painted a picture or maybe even a wall, you have probably heard about Cobalt Blue. It's a color that has been used for hundreds of years and is dependent on the element cobalt for its color.
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MEDICINES
There is a very important radioactive isotope of cobalt that is used in medicine. It's not too radioactive and doesn't hurt the patient, but it can be used as a tracer element to find things like cancer.
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ALLOYS
Cobalt is a metal. It is used to produce many types of alloys including stainless steel. Transition metals = Used in Alloys
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POTTERY
Cobalt is used in both glazes and the manufacture of pottery, ceramics, and even the tiles on your roof.
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TRACE ELEMENT
Your body actually needs cobalt to survive. It is one of many trace elements needed in your diet. Cobalt is also used to manufacture vitamin B12.
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METEORS
After analysis of meteorites found on Earth, astronomers have discovered that cobalt is one of the many elements found in the meteors traveling trough the universe.
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