Editing Cobaltite (section)

== History ==
Cobaltite was first described in 1797 by [[Martin Heinrich Klaproth|Klaproth]].<ref name=Mindat>Page ''Cobaltite: Mineral information, data and localities'' on {{cite web | url=https://www.mindat.org/min-1093.html | title=mindat.org | publisher=[[Hudson Institute of Mineralogy]] | access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref> Its name stems from the contained element [[cobalt]], whose name is attributed to the German term ''Kobold'', referring to an "underground spirit" or "goblin". The notion of "bewitched" minerals stems from cobaltite and other cobalt ores withstanding the smelting methods of the medieval period, often producing foul-smelling, poisonous fumes in the process.<ref name=Mindat/>