Facts
- Symbol
- Cd
- Atomic number
- 48
- Atomic mass
- 112.4 u
- Minerals
- 28
- Period
- 5
- Group
- 12
- Block
- d
- Melting point
- 594.2 °C
- Boiling point
- 1,038 °C
- Discovered
- 1817
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q1091
Minerals containing this element · 28
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridgeite | (Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Andyrobertsite | KCdCu₅(AsO₄)₄[As(OH)₂O₂]·2H₂O | Monoclinic | 3.0 | 4.01 g/cm³ |
| Barquillite | Cu₂CdGeS₄ | Tetragonal | — | 4.62 g/cm³ |
| Birchite | Cd₂Cu₂(PO₄)₂(SO₄)·5H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Cadmoindite | CdIn₂S₄ | Cubic | 4.0 | 4.79 g/cm³ |
| Cadmoselite | CdSe | Hexagonal | 4.0 | 5.48 g/cm³ |
| Cadsulfohite | Cd₂(SO₄)(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | 4.55 g/cm³ |
| Cadvanite | Cd(VO₃)₂ | Monoclinic | — | 4.80 g/cm³ |
| Drobecite | Cd(SO₄)·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Edwardsite | Cu₃Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Greenockite | CdS | Hexagonal | — | 4.70 g/cm³ |
| Hakite-(Cd) | Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄Se₁₃ | — | — | — |
| Hawleyite | CdS | Cubic | 3.5 | 4.70 g/cm³ |
| Keyite | Cu²⁺₃Zn₄Cd₂(AsO₄)₆ * 2H₂O | — | — | — |
| Kudriavite | (Cd,Pb)Bi₂S₄ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Lazaridisite | Cd₃(SO₄)₃·8H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Monteponite | CdO | Cubic | 3.0 | 8.10 g/cm³ |
| Niedermayrite | Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | 3.36 g/cm³ |
| Nyholmite | Cd₃Zn₂(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Otavite | CdCO₃ | Trigonal | — | 4.96 g/cm³ |
| Quadratite | AgCdAsS₃ | Tetragonal | — | 5.31 g/cm³ |
| Ramdohrite | Pb₅.₉Fe₀.₁Mn₀.₁In₀.₁Cd₀.₂Ag₂.₈Sb₁₀.₈S₂₄ | Monoclinic | 2.0 | — |
| Shadlunite | (Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)₈S₈ | Cubic | — | — |
| Tazieffite | Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Tetrahedrite-(Cd) | Cu₆(Cu₄Cd₂)Sb₄S₁₂S | Cubic | — | — |
| Vanackerite | Pb₄Cd(AsO₄)₃Cl | Trigonal | — | 7.28 g/cm³ |
| Voudourisite | Cd(SO₄)·H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Černýite | Cu₂CdSnS₄ | Tetragonal | 4.0 | 4.66 g/cm³ |