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Cadmium Mineral Data
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General Cadmium Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cd |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 112.41 gm |
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Cadmium 100.00 % Cd |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cd |
| Environment: |
Found in the heavy, non-magnetic fraction of a mechanical concentrate from a gabbro intrusive. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
From the Ust'-Khannin intrusive, Vilyui River basin, eastern Siberian platform. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for "calamine," as the element occurs in slags resulting from smelting smithsonite (formerly calamine) ore. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Cadmium  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64702 |
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PDF 5-674 |
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