Cobalt

Cobalt is a quest item in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
Cobalt is a chemical sample found in Cambridge Polymer Labs, initially found as unidentified sample 49. Once the sample has been loaded into one of the polymer coating applicator's sample to holder, the option 'scan loaded reagents' needs to be selected from its terminal in order to identify the sample by its chemical name.

Other than when placed in the polymer coating applicator cobalt cannot be removed from the player character's inventory.

Location
Cobalt can only be found in Cambridge Polymer Labs. It is located in the office directly above the clean room, on the desk which Tom Franklin's skeleton is sat at.