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Cobalt was an uncommon metal found in the Realms.[1]

Availability[]

In 3520 NY (−339 DR), the Elemental Store of Karsus Enclave sold pure elemental cobalt for 6 gp per 1 ounce (28 grams).[1]

Occurrences[]

  • Deep-sea mineral nodules could contain concentrations of various metals, including cobalt.[2]
  • Cobalt was obtained from skutterudite, a hard gray ore.[3]
  • Cobalt could be found as an impurity in marble, giving it a blue coloration.[4]

Usages[]

  • Cobalt powder could be used as a pigment for coloring glass.[5]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 100. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. Bryan K. Bernstein (February 1993). “Deep Beneath the Waves”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #190 (TSR, Inc.), p. 17.
  3. Thomas M. Kane (December 1989). “In a Cavern, In a Canyon...”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #152 (TSR, Inc.), p. 23.
  4. Wolfgang Baur (1993). Secrets of the Lamp (Adventure Book). (TSR, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 1-56076-647-6.
  5. Lisa Smedman (March 2004). Venom's Taste. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 11, p. ?. ISBN 0786931663.
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