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- 1.1.5.1 Zinc Zn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- 1.1.5.2 Cadmium Cd P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.04-10 Zinc Zn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
- I/A.04-15 Brass* Cu3Zn2 Unk Cubic
- I/A.04-20 Zhanghengite (Cu,Zn,Fe,Al,Cr) I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- I/A.04-30 Danbaite CuZn2 Unk Cubic
- I/A.04-40 Cadmium Cd P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
General Cadmium Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cd | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 112.41 gm | ||
| 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. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64702 | ||
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Cadmium Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.88553 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 2.979, c = 5.617, Z = 2; V = 43.17 Den(Calc)= 8.65 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.331(1), 2.55(0.4), 2.79(0.3), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Cadmium |
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| Color: |
Tin white. | ||
| Density: |
8.6 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Cadmium |
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| RL Color: |
Tin white with bluish tint. | ||
Calculated Properties of Cadmium |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.39 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.2503 Boson Index = 0.7497 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECadmium = 282.10 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Cadmium is Not Radioactive |
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Cadmium Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
1.1.5.2 (1)Native Elements | ||
| (1.1)with metallic elements other than the platinum group | |||
| (1.1.5)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
I/A.04-40 I - Elements | ||
| I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Carbides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Silicides | |||
| I/A.04 - Zinc-Cadmium series | |||
Other Cadmium Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Cadmium : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Cadmium using: Visit our Advertisers for Cadmium : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals The GeoZone Wrights Rock Shop Translate Cadmium Mineral Data : Ask about Cadmium here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cadmium Specimen Label here :
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