Mineral Species containing Cadmium (Cd)

Element Properties, Isotopic Compositions for Cadmium

**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.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

**Naturally Occurring Isotopes**
Symbol	Isotope Mass	Isotope Nuclide Number	Isotope Number	Natural Abundance	Half-life Units
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

Cadmium (Cd) Minerals sorted by Descending Weight Percent

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**24 Minerals containing Cadmium (Cd) sorted by Descending Weight Percent**
% Cd	Mineral Name	Chemical Formula	MW
100.00 % Cd	Cadmium	Cd	112.41
87.54 % Cd	Monteponite #	CdO	128.41
77.81 % Cd	Hawleyite #	CdS	144.48
77.81 % Cd	Greenockite #	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

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