cobaltite vs mineral

cobaltite and mineral both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cobaltite	Yes	No	No	No
mineral	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, mineral is a hypernym of cobaltite; that is, mineral is a word with a broader meaning than cobaltite:

cobaltite: a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt
mineral: solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

cobaltite (noun)	mineral (noun)
a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt	solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

cobaltite (adjective)	mineral (adjective)
	relating to minerals
	composed of matter other than plant or animal