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Bottom of left half (including English portion). "For centuries cobalt ore was mined in the Township of Los to be used in the colouring of glass and porcelain. In 1751 Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722-1765) discovered in the ore the new element nickel which was later to become of worldwide importance in high quality alloyed steel. Cronstedt, metallurgist and chemist, belongs to the great pioneers of in the field of. . . ."