Cobalt - Revision history

RichardWSmith: Discussed cobalt being iron loving, and likely more common in Mars' crust.

2022-10-04T22:00:02Z

Discussed cobalt being iron loving, and likely more common in Mars' crust.

2022-10-03T21:20:31Z

2022-10-03T21:19:22Z

Sources and production

2021-03-31T21:51:10Z

Discussed Cobalt in soils, batteries, and use in petrochemical industries.

2020-11-11T02:09:41Z

2020-08-27T19:45:52Z

2019-07-23T17:35:35Z

2019-04-21T02:17:35Z

2019-04-21T02:16:46Z

2018-12-17T20:53:43Z

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 ==Sources and production==
-[[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] is an [[Elements on Mars|element]] that can be found in meteoritic iron.
+[[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] is an [[Elements on Mars|element]] that can be found in meteoritic iron.  It is more common in the core of planets than in the crust.  (Note that iron meteors, are the 'core' of large asteroids which have been broken loose after eons of collisions.)
 *Cobalt is found in Earth soils (typically 1-20mg/kg dry weight), and it is likely that it will be found in Martian soils.  Mars is close to the asteroid belt, and so Mars has been peppered by metallic meteors, making trace amounts in Martian soils likely higher than on Earth.

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 ==Use==
-Cobalt is a transition metal. [[cobalamin|Cobalamin]], or [[Vitamins|vitamin]] <math>B_{12}</math>, has Cobalt at its active center.  It is [[minerals and trace elements in food|essential to all animal life]].  Lack of cobalt has caused deficiency sickness in a number of cases in Australia.
+*Cobalt is a transition metal. [[cobalamin|Cobalamin]], or [[Vitamins|vitamin]] <math>B_{12}</math>, has Cobalt at its active center.  It is [[minerals and trace elements in food|essential to all animal life]].  Lack of cobalt has caused deficiency sickness in a number of cases in Australia.
-Cobalt is used in many high temperature alloys.
+*Cobalt is used in many high temperature alloys.
-Cobalt can be used a catalysts in the petrochemical industries, and could be used to build petrochemicals from the carbon dioxide extracted from the Martian atmosphere.
+*Cobalt can be used a catalysts in the petrochemical industries, and could be used to prepare petrochemicals from the carbon dioxide extracted from the Martian atmosphere.
-Cobalt is used in some lithium ion batteries, but several modern battery cathodes dispense with it.
+*Cobalt is used in some lithium ion batteries, but several modern battery cathodes dispense with it.
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 [[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] is an [[Elements on Mars|element]] that can be found in meteoritic iron.
-Cobalt is found in Earth soils (typically 1-20mg/kg dry weight), and it is likely that it will be found in Martian soils.  Mars is close to the asteroid belt, and so Mars has been peppered by metallic meteors, making trace amounts in Martian soils likely higher than on Earth.
+*Cobalt is found in Earth soils (typically 1-20mg/kg dry weight), and it is likely that it will be found in Martian soils.  Mars is close to the asteroid belt, and so Mars has been peppered by metallic meteors, making trace amounts in Martian soils likely higher than on Earth.
-As it is required in trace amounts for animal life, cobalt can be brought from Earth until the settlement(s) desire to become entirely self sufficient.  (Likely in the form of vitamin pills.)
+*As it is required in trace amounts for animal life, cobalt can be brought from Earth until the settlement(s) desire to become entirely self sufficient.  (Likely in the form of vitamin pills.)
 ==Use==

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 [[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] is an [[Elements on Mars|element]] that can be found in meteoritic iron.
-As it is required in trace amounts, cobalt can be brought from Earth until the settlement(s) desire to become entirely self sufficient.
+Cobalt is found in Earth soils (typically 1-20mg/kg dry weight), and it is likely that it will be found in Martian soils.  Mars is close to the asteroid belt, and so Mars has been peppered by metallic meteors, making trace amounts in Martian soils likely higher than on Earth.
 ==Use==
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 Cobalt is used in many high temperature alloys.
-Cobalt is used in lithium ion batteries.
+Cobalt can be used a catalysts in the petrochemical industries, and could be used to build petrochemicals from the carbon dioxide extracted from the Martian atmosphere.
 [[Category:Materials]]

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 ==Sources and production==
-[[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] can be found in meteoritic iron.
+[[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] is an [[Elements on Mars|element]] that can be found in meteoritic iron.
 As it is required in trace amounts, cobalt can be brought from Earth until the settlement(s) desire to become entirely self sufficient.

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-Cobalt can be found in meteoritic iron.
+[[w:Cobalt|Cobalt]] can be found in meteoritic iron.
 As it is required in trace amounts, cobalt can be brought from Earth until the settlement(s) desire to become entirely self sufficient.
-== Use ==
+==Use==
 Cobalt is a transition metal. [[cobalamin|Cobalamin]], or vitamin <math>B_{12}</math>, has Cobalt at its active center.  It is [[minerals and trace elements in food|essential to all animal life]].  Lack of cobalt has caused deficiency sickness in a number of cases in Australia.

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