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USGS MRP Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Cobalt

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Crossword activity for uses of cobalt.
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Critical Mineral Crossword Puzzle: Cobalt.

Cobalt is listed as "critical mineral" [1]. Learn about where we get cobalt and how we use it by solving the crossword puzzle clues!

 

References

[1] U.S. Geological Survey, 2025, Mineral commodity summaries 2025 (ver. 1.2, March 2025): U.S. Geological Survey, 212 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2025.
[2] Boland, M.A., and Kropschot, S.J., 2011, Cobalt—For strength and color: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3081, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113081.

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