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Cadmium

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Cadmium

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Collectors Summary

Color zinnweiß-met.
Lustre Metallglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 1 - 2
Solubility +++ verdünnte HNO3, + verdünnte HCl, H2SO4
Crystal System hexagonal, P63/mmc

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Cd

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Cadmium

Unit weight: 112.4118 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 1

Info

Empirical formula:

Cd

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Cadmium

Cd

100.00

1

100.00

112.4118000

112.4118000

Anal­y­sis wt%

Cd : 99.00 (Ref: Doklady Akademiia Nauk, SSSR 79)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

1.AB.05

1: Elemente (Metalle, intermetallische Legierungen, Metalloide u. Nichtmetalle, Carbide, Silicide, Nitride u. Phosphide)
A: Metalle und intermetallische Legierungen
B: Zink-Messing-Familie
05:Zink-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

I/A.04-040

I: ELEMENTE
A: Metalle und intermetallische Verbindungen

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

1.AC.200

1: ELEMENTS
A: Metals, Intermetallic Compounds, and Alloys
C: Zn-CuZn-Group

Hey's Chem­ical Index of Min­er­als

01.09

01: Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Dana 8th edi­tion

01.01.05.02

01: Native Elements and Alloys
01: Native Elements with metallic elements other than the platinum group

IMA sta­tus

anerkannt 1979

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

zinnweiß-met.

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

opak

Lus­tre

Metallglanz

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

hexagonal

Class (H-M)

6/mmm

Space Group number

194

Space Group

P63/mmc

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

2.979

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

-

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

5.617

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

1.886

Cell param­e­ters c/b

-

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

120°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

43.169

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

2.81(70), 2.58(30), 2.35(100), 1.90(30), 1.52(30), 1.49(20), 1.32(20)
XRD chart Cadmium

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

1 - 2

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

88.5–73.5 (10g);

Density (g/cm³)

8.64

8.648 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Insta­bil­ity

+++ verdünnte HNO3, + verdünnte HCl, H2SO4

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Russland/Ferner Osten, Föderationskreis/Sacha (Jakutija, Jakutien, Yakutia), Republik/Wiljui-Becken (Wilui; Vilyui; Vilui)/Unterer Khann'ya, Fluss

Preface

Name from

Aus dem Griechischen für "calamine" (Galmei); das Element trat in Schlacken als Folge des aufschmelzens von Smithsonit-Erz (früher "Calamine"-Erz) auf.

Author (Name, Year)

Oleinikov & Okrugin & Leskova, 1979

References

American Mineralogist: 65: 1065.

Transactions (Doklady) of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Earth Science Sections 248 (1979), 182

Strunz Mineralogical Tables 9. Edition (2001), 37.

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Zinc

Zn

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

1.AB.05

Titanium

Ti

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

1.AB.05

Cadmium

Cd

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

1.AB.05

'Rhenium'

Re

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

1.AB.05

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Zinc

Zn

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

I/A.04-010

'Brass'

CuZn

kubisch : m3m : Pm3m

I/A.04-015

'Tongxinite'

Cu2Zn

I/A.04-018

Zhanghengite

ß-CuZn

kubisch : m3m : Im3m

I/A.04-020

Danbaite

CuZn2

I/A.04-030

Cadmium

Cd

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

I/A.04-040

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Cadmium

Cd

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

1.AC.200

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Gold

Au

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

 01.01.01.01

Silver

Ag

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

 01.01.01.02

Copper

Cu

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

 01.01.01.03

Lead

Pb

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

 01.01.01.04

Aluminium

Al

kubisch : m3m : Fm3m

 01.01.01.05

Auricupride

Cu3Au

kubisch : m3m : Pm3m

 01.01.02.01

Tetra-auricupride

AuCu

tetragonal : 4/mmm : P4/mmm

 01.01.02.02

Yuanjiangite

AuSn

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.01.02.03

Maldonite

Au2Bi

kubisch : m3m : Fd3m

 01.01.03.01

Anyuiite

AuPb2

tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4/mcm

 01.01.04.01

Hunchunite

Au2Pb

kubisch : m3m : Fd3m

 01.01.04.02

Zinc

Zn

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.01.05.01

Cadmium

Cd

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.01.05.02

Danbaite

CuZn2

 01.01.06.01

Zhanghengite

ß-CuZn

kubisch : m3m : Im3m

 01.01.06.02

Mercury

Hg

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.01.07.01

Moschellandsbergite

Ag2Hg3

kubisch : 23 : I23

 01.01.08.01

Schachnerite

Ag1.1Hg0.9

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.01.08.02

Paraschachnerite

Ag1.2Hg0.8

orthorhombisch : mmm, mm2, mm2 : Cmcm, Cmc21, C2cm

 01.01.08.03

Luanheite

Ag3Hg

 01.01.08.04

Eugenite

Ag11Hg2

kubisch : 43m : I43m

 01.01.08.05

Weishanite

(Au,Ag)1.2Hg0.8

hexagonal : 6/mmm : P63/mmc

 01.01.08.06

Kolymite

Cu7Hg6

kubisch : 43m : I43m

 01.01.09.01

Belendorffite

Cu7Hg6

trigonal : 3m : R3m

 01.01.09.02

Related minerals "Hey's Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

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காட்மியம்

Thai

แคดเมียม

Japanese

カドミウム

Simplified Chinese

自然镉

Simplified Chinese

镉

Korean

카드뮴

Alternative Name

German

Cadmium, ged.

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Kadmium

Czech

Kadmium

Indonesian

Kadmium

Javanese

Kadmium

Hungarian

Kadmium

Norwegian (Bokmål)

Kadmium

Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Kadmium

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Kadmium

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Kadmium

Swedish

Kadmium

Japanese

自然カドミウム

IMA Number

IMA 1980-086

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