أظهر براندت أن الصبغة تتضمن عنصرا جديدا، يمى في وقت لاحق الكوبالت.See also: (1) G. Brandt (1746) "Rön och anmärkningar angäende en synnerlig färg — cobolt" (Observations and remarks concerning an extraordinary pigment — cobalt), "Kongliga Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar" (Transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science), vol.7, pages 119–130; (2) G. Brandt (1748) "Cobalti nova species examinata et descripta" (Cobalt, a new element examined and described), "Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis" (Journal of the Royal Scientific Society of Uppsala), 1st series, vol.
;1735:Swedish chemist Georg Brandt analyzes a dark blue pigment found in copper ore. Brandt demonstrated that the pigment contained a new element, later named cobalt.See also: (1) G. Brandt (1746) "Rön och anmärkningar angäende en synnerlig färg — cobolt" (Observations and remarks concerning an extraordinary pigment — cobalt), "Kongliga Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar" (Transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science), vol.7, pages 119–130; (2) G. Brandt (1748) "Cobalti nova species examinata et descripta" (Cobalt, a new element examined and described), "Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis" (Journal of the Royal Scientific Society of Uppsala), 1st series, vol.