Cobalt

The subject of this article is from the Waypoint update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 21 February, 2023.

Cobalt

Category	Earth
Type	Subterranean Mineral
Rarity	Common
Blueprint Value	76.0
Used for	Building, Crafting, Charging, Upgrading, Refining
Symbol	Co
Updated	Waypoint

Cobalt is a resource.

Summary[ | ]

Cobalt (Co) is a resource and one of the earth elements.

Game description[ | ]

Mined from underground minerals, cobalt is found in plentiful supply in caves and caverns. Useful in the manufacture of Ion Batteries.

It is used in the creation of several technologies and structures, and can be processed in a Refiner to make the most of its inherent charge.

Source[ | ]

From any Galactic Trade Terminal.
As a primary element in stalagtite and stalagmite minerals found in caves.
In resource deposits.

Cobalt can be refined using a Refiner with the following ingredients:

Ionised Cobalt ×1 → Cobalt ×2 ("Deionise Mineral", 0.12 sec./unit output)

Use[ | ]

Crafting[]

Cobalt is used as an ingredient for crafting the following products:

Ceiling Panel -- Pure Ferrite x5 + Cobalt x5 → Ceiling Panel
Ion Battery -- Ferrite Dust x5 + Cobalt x10 → Ion Battery
Minotaur Bore -- Silicate Powder x100 + Cobalt x40 + Wiring Loom x1 → Minotaur Bore
Monitor Station -- Pure Ferrite x5 + Cobalt x5 → Monitor Station
Solar Ray -- Magnetised Ferrite x50 + Cobalt x50 → Solar Ray
Tech Panel -- Condensed Carbon x5 + Cobalt x5 → Tech Panel
Wall Screen -- Condensed Carbon x5 + Cobalt x5 → Wall Screen
Weapon Rack -- Pure Ferrite x5 + Cobalt x5 → Weapon Rack

Refining[]

Cobalt is used as an ingredient for refining the following products using a Refiner:

Aronium -- Paraffinium x30 + Gold x10 + Cobalt x60 → Aronium x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Aronium -- Paraffinium x30 + Platinum x5 + Cobalt x60 → Aronium x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Aronium -- Paraffinium x30 + Silver x20 + Cobalt x60 → Aronium x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Aronium -- Paraffinium x30 + Tritium x20 + Cobalt x60 → Aronium x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Grantine -- Dioxite x30 + Gold x10 + Cobalt x60 → Grantine x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Grantine -- Dioxite x30 + Platinum x5 + Cobalt x60 → Grantine x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Grantine -- Dioxite x30 + Silver x20 + Cobalt x60 → Grantine x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Grantine -- Dioxite x30 + Tritium x20 + Cobalt x60 → Grantine x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Herox -- Ammonia x30 + Gold x10 + Cobalt x60 → Herox x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Herox -- Ammonia x30 + Platinum x5 + Cobalt x60 → Herox x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Herox -- Ammonia x30 + Silver x20 + Cobalt x60 → Herox x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Herox -- Ammonia x30 + Tritium x20 + Cobalt x60 → Herox x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Ionised Cobalt -- Cobalt x1 + Marrow Bulb x1 → Ionised Cobalt x2 ("Ionise Bulbs", 0.36 sec./unit output)
Ionised Cobalt -- Cobalt x2 → Ionised Cobalt x1 ("Ionise Mineral", 0.36 sec./unit output)
Ionised Cobalt -- Cobalt x2 + Oxygen x2 → Ionised Cobalt x5 ("Efficient Cobalt Ionisation", 0.36 sec./unit output)
Magno-Gold -- Phosphorus x30 + Gold x10 + Cobalt x60 → Magno-Gold x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Magno-Gold -- Phosphorus x30 + Platinum x5 + Cobalt x60 → Magno-Gold x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Magno-Gold -- Phosphorus x30 + Silver x20 + Cobalt x60 → Magno-Gold x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Magno-Gold -- Phosphorus x30 + Tritium x20 + Cobalt x60 → Magno-Gold x1 ("Alloy Latticing", 45 sec./unit output)
Marrow Bulb -- Cobalt x1 + Nitrogen x1 → Marrow Bulb x1 ("Encourage Growth", 0.24 sec./unit output)

Cooking[]

Cobalt is not used as an ingredient for cooking using a Nutrient Processor.

Trivia[ | ]

Cobalt (derived from German Kobalt, from Kobold, which means goblin) is an element only found in Earth's crust in chemically combined forms, save for small deposits of alloys from natural meteoric iron. Cobalt's name origin was superstitious with early cobalt miners and since cobalt's primary ores always contain arsenic, smelting the ore would oxidize the arsenic into highly-toxic and volatile arsenic oxide. Like in No Man's Sky, Cobalt is commonly used widely in lithium-ion battery cathodes in the form of lithium-cobalt oxide but nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries also utilize cobalt to improve nickel oxidation in batteries.

Release history[ | ]

NEXT - Added as a resource.
Visions - Hidden changes: The information panel has an additional icon indicating its purpose.
Waypoint - Value changed. previously was 198.0.