Cadmium
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This page provides information about the commodity Cadmium in mineral resources and mining.
Properties of Cadmium
Atomic Number:
48
Atomic Weight:
112.411(8)
Melting Point:
594 K (867°C, 609°F)
Boiling Point:
1040 K (1313°C, 1412°F)
Density:
8.65 g/cm3
Other Commodities associated with Cadmium *
Commodity | Associated Localities | Total Localities | % Association (commodity) | % Association (Cadmium) |
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Silver | 64 | 8,512 | 0.75% of all Silver deposits have Cadmium. | 75.29% of all Cadmium deposits have Silver. |
Lead | 56 | 6,226 | 0.90% of all Lead deposits have Cadmium. | 65.88% of all Cadmium deposits have Lead. |
Copper | 50 | 7,393 | 0.68% of all Copper deposits have Cadmium. | 58.82% of all Cadmium deposits have Copper. |
Arsenic | 29 | 605 | 4.79% of all Arsenic deposits have Cadmium. | 34.12% of all Cadmium deposits have Arsenic. |
Gold | 28 | 19,429 | 0.14% of all Gold deposits have Cadmium. | 32.94% of all Cadmium deposits have Gold. |
Zinc | 22 | 3,576 | 0.62% of all Zinc deposits have Cadmium. | 25.88% of all Cadmium deposits have Zinc. |
Antimony | 21 | 794 | 2.64% of all Antimony deposits have Cadmium. | 24.71% of all Cadmium deposits have Antimony. |
Bismuth | 21 | 245 | 8.57% of all Bismuth deposits have Cadmium. | 24.71% of all Cadmium deposits have Bismuth. |
Important ores of Cadmium
The primary ore of cadmium is the zinc mineral sphalerite - in which cadmium is often a small, but significant, impurity.
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Sphalerite | ZnS | Isometric |
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Deposits of Cadmium
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Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland