smaltine Min.
(ˈsmɔːltaɪn)
[f. smalt n. + -ine5.]
Tin-white cobalt.
1837 Dana Min. 402 Smaltine usually occurs in veins, accompanying other ores of cobalt and ores of silver and copper. 1877 Encycl. Brit. VI. 81 Smaltine or speiss cobalt, an arsenide of the isomorphous bases, cobalt, nickel, and iron. |