Cobalt (Co) is a chemical element, a metal which occupies the atomic number 27 on the periodic table.

In 2156, the Enterprise provided cobalt, magnesium, and tungsten to the Tellarite freighter pilots Skalaar and Gaavrin so that they could rebuild their warp coils. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm)

Cobalt is a good signal when mining for latinum crystals as they typically form near deposits of the metal. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)

When brought into contact with power rods cobalt created a reaction that would generate an explosion after fifteen minutes. In 2266 when the USS Enterprise was held hostage by a race of Robots, Captain James T. Kirk used this knowledge and placed one the Enterprise's power rods (which the Robots had demanded) in a cobalt container. Fifteen minutes later when the rod had been placed in the Robots' power unit it exploded, destroying the unit and in turn disabling the Robots. (TOS comic: "UK comic strips, first story arc")

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See alsoEdit

• tricobalt
• cobalt diselenide
• "cobalt soda"

External linksEdit

• Cobalt article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Cobalt article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.