Smaltite

Description

A blue-gray metallic cobalt nickel arsenide mineral (CoAs2). Smaltite was discovered near Bohemia in the 16th century. It was used in Saxony glass factories to make a blue glass frit called smalt.

Resources and Citations

• R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966