Mineral Species sorted by the element Cd Cadmium (original) (raw)

Cadmium (Cd) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 112.411
Atomic Number 48
Name Origins Latin, cadmia = calomine
Year Discovered 1817
Discovery Credits Discovered by F. Stromeyer at Gottingen, Germany.
Remarks Silvery metal. Tarnishes in air, soluble in acids but not alkalis. Used in rechargeable batteries, alloys, pigments.Diagnostic tests: On charcoal with soda (Na2CO3), compounds of cadmium give a characteristic sublimate of the reddish brown oxide. In solution, the addition of Na2S or (NH4)2S produces a bright yellow precipitate of CdS (School Bus yellow).
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
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Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Cd 105.906461 106 48 1.2500% Stable
Cd 107.904176 108 48 0.8900% Stable
Cd 109.903005 110 48 12.5100% Stable
Cd 110.904182 111 48 12.8100% Stable
Cd 111.902758 112 48 24.1300% Stable
Cd 112.9044 113 48 12.2200% Stable
Cd 113.903537 114 48 28.7200% Stable
Cd 115.904754 116 48 7.4700% Stable

Mineral Species sorted by the element Cd (Cadmium )

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%Cd Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
100.00%Cd Cadmium Cd 112.41
87.54%Cd Monteponite CdO 128.41
77.81%Cd Greenockite CdS 144.48
77.81%Cd Hawleyite CdS 144.48
65.20%Cd Otavite CdCO3 172.42
58.74%Cd Cadmoselite CdSe 191.37
40.07%Cd IMA2002-034 ! CdSO4•4(H2O) 280.54
31.70%Cd Birchite ! Cd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4)•5H2O 741.06
25.56%Cd IMA2008-047 ! Cd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)24?H2O 1,319.15
25.53%Cd Barquillite ! Cu2CdGeS4 440.38
23.11%Cd Cernyite Cu2CdSnS4 486.48
22.98%Cd Goldquarryite ! (Cu,[])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 978.39
21.91%Cd Quadratite ! Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3 410.36
20.00%Cd Cadmoindite ! CdIn2S4 460.83
15.34%Cd Niedermayrite ! Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6•4(H2O) 732.83
12.57%Cd Keyite Cu++3(Zn,Cu)4Cd2(AsO4)6•2(H2O) 1,520.19
9.35%Cd Andyrobertsite ! KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]•2(H2O) 1,201.88
9.08%Cd Burnsite ! KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9 1,200.93
8.30%Cd Kudriavite ! (Cd,Pb)Bi2S4 690.39
3.11%Cd Shadlunite (Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)8S8 902.20
2.68%Cd Tazieffite ! Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 8,377.10
0.31%Cd Felbertalite ! Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 3,599.51
0.14%Cd Kupcikite ! Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 1,615.03
0.08%Cd Jonassonite ! Au(Bi,Pb)5S4 1,344.86

(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)

There are 24 minerals with Cd in the Mineralogy Database.