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Native Cadmium

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Native Cadmium, etc.

Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium

Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium

Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium, etc.

Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium

Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium

Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium, etc.

Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

Native Cadmium

Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

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About Native CadmiumHide

Formula:

Colour:

Tin-white with bluish tint

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

1 - 2

Specific Gravity:

8.65

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Name:

From the Greek calamine, as element occurs in ores smelted from calamine (smithsonite).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

This page provides mineralogical data about Native Cadmium.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

842

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:842:4

IMA Classification of Native CadmiumHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Approval year:

1979

First published:

1979

Type description reference:

Oleinikov, B.V., Okrugin, A.V., Leskova, N.V. (1979) Native cadmium in traps of the Siberian Platform. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 248, 1426-1428.

Classification of Native CadmiumHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

1.AB.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
B : Zinc-brass family

Dana 7th ed.:

1.1.9.1

Dana 8th ed.:

1.1.5.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group

Hey's CIM Ref.:

1.9

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Cd	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of Native CadmiumHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Tin-white with bluish tint

Hardness:

1 - 2 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Malleable

Density:

8.65 g/cm³ (Measured) 8.65 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured on synthetic material

Chemistry of Native CadmiumHide

Mindat Formula:

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cd	100.000 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cd - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Native CadmiumHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃/mmc

Setting:

P6₃/mmc

Cell Parameters:

a = 2.979 Å, c = 5.617 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.886

Unit Cell V:

43.17 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Microscopic grains to 0.2mm.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012941	Native Cadmium	Jette E R, Foote F (1935) Precision determination of lattice constants Journal of Chemical Physics 3 605-616		1935	synthetic	0	298
0011167	Native Cadmium	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Hexagonal closest packed, hcp, structure Crystal Structures 1 7-83		1963		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Cadmium'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Jette E R'
'Foote F'
_journal_name_full 'Journal of Chemical Physics'
_journal_volume 3 
_journal_year 1935
_journal_page_first 605
_journal_page_last 616
_publ_section_title
;
 Precision determination of lattice constants
 Sample: at T = 25 C
 Note: lattice parameter is average of two samples
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012941
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cd'
_cell_length_a 2.9731
_cell_length_b 2.9731
_cell_length_c 5.6069
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 42.921
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      8.698
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63/m m c'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '-x,-x+y,1/2+z'
  'x,x-y,1/2-z'
  '-x+y,-x,1/2-z'
  'x-y,x,1/2+z'
  '-y,-x,z'
  'y,x,-z'
  'y,-x+y,-z'
  '-y,x-y,z'
  'x-y,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x+y,y,1/2-z'
  'x,y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,1/2+z'
  'x,x-y,z'
  '-x,-x+y,-z'
  'x-y,x,-z'
  '-x+y,-x,z'
  'y,x,1/2+z'
  '-y,-x,1/2-z'
  '-y,x-y,1/2-z'
  'y,-x+y,1/2+z'
  '-x+y,y,z'
  'x-y,-y,-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Cd   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.81 Å	(70)
2.58 Å	(30)
2.35 Å	(100)
1.90 Å	(30)
1.52 Å	(30)
1.49 Å	(20)
1.32 Å	(20)
1.26 Å	(10)

Locality:

Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

Reference:

Oleinikov, B.V., Okrugin, A.V., Leskova, N.V. (1979) Native cadmium in traps of the Siberian Platform. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 248, 1426-1428.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Geological Setting:

Heavy mineral concentrates from gabbro, post magmatic activity in mineralized sandstones and dolomites.

Type Occurrence of Native CadmiumHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion, Lower Khann'ya River, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Flattened grains, max. size 0.2 mm, with smooth surfaces.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Found as microscopic grains in a heavy concentrate from a river in the Vilyui Drainage Basin, Russia; presumably weathered out of the Ust-Khannin intrusive gabbro.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Native Aluminium	Native Tin	Corundum	Garnet Group	Kyanite
Moissanite	Native Copper	Native Iron	Native Zinc	Rutile
Spinel

Reference:

Oleinikov, B.V., Okrugin, A.V., Leskova, N.V. (1979) Native cadmium in traps of the Siberian Platform. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 248, 1426-1428.

Synonyms of Native CadmiumHide

Cadmium

IMA1980-086

Other Language Names for Native CadmiumHide

Afrikaans:Kadmium

Albanian:Kadmiumi

Arabic:كادميوم

Armenian:Կադմիում

Basque:Kadmio

Belarusian:Кадмій

Bengali:ক্যাডমিয়াম

Bosnian:Kadmijum

Catalan:Cadmi

Corsican:Cadmiu

Croatian:Kadmij

Czech:Kadmium

Danish:Native Cadmium

Dutch:Native Cadmium

Esperanto:Kadmio

Estonian:Kaadmium

Farsi/Persian:کادمیوم

Finnish:Kadmium

French:Native Cadmium

Friulian:Cadmi

Galician:Cadmio

German:Native Cadmium
Kadmium

Greek:Κάδμιο

Haitian:Kadmyòm

Hebrew:קדמיום

Hindi:काडमियम

Hungarian:Kadmium

Icelandic:Kadmín

Ido:Kadmio

Indonesian:Kadmium

Irish Gaelic:Caidmiam

Italian:Cadmio

Japanese:自然カドミウム

Javanese:Kadmium

Korean:카드뮴

Kurdish (Latin Script):Kadmiyûm

Latin:Native Cadmium

Latvian:Kadmijs

Lithuanian:Kadmis

Lojban:Jinmrkadmu

Low Saxon/Low German:Native Cadmium

Luxembourgish:Native Cadmium

Manx:Native Cadmium

Norwegian:Kadmium

Norwegian (Nynorsk):Kadmium

Occitan:Cadmi

Polish:Kadm

Portuguese:Cádmio

Quechua:Kadmiyu

Romanian:Cadmiu

Russian:Кадмий

Saterland Frisian:Native Cadmium

Serbian:Кадмијум

Serbo-Croatian:Kadmijum

Sicilian:Cadmiu

Simplified Chinese:自然镉

Slovak:Kadmium

Slovenian:Kadmij

Spanish:Cadmio

Swahili:Cadimi

Swedish:Kadmium

Tamil:காட்மியம்

Thai:แคดเมียม

Turkish:Kadmiyum

Ukrainian:Кадмій

Uzbek (Latin Script):Kadmiy

Vietnamese:Cadmi

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Native Cadmium associated with Sphalerite

ZnS

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AB.	'Native Magnesium'	Mg	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AB.05	Native Zinc	Zn	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AB.05	'Native Rhenium'	Re	Hex.
1.AB.05	Native Titanium	Ti	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AB.10a	'Zinccopperite'	Cu₇Zn₄ (?)
1.AB.10a	Zhanghengite	CuZn	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Im3m
1.AB.10	'UM1980-01-E:CuZn'	Cu₃Zn
1.AB.10	'UM1980-02-E:CuZn'	Cu_4.45Zn
1.AB.10	'UM2003-03-E:AgAuCuZn'	(Cu,Au,Ag)₄Zn
1.AB.10b	'Tongxinite'	Cu₂Zn	Iso.
1.AB.10a	'α-Brass'	Cu₃Zn	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
1.AB.10b	Danbaite	CuZn₂	Iso.

Other InformationHide

Magnetism:

Diamagnetic

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for Native CadmiumHide

Reference List:

Oleinikov, B.V., Okrugin, A.V., Leskova, N.V. (1979) Native cadmium in traps of the Siberian Platform. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 248, 1426-1428.

Fleischer, M., Cabri, L. J., Chao, G. Y., Pabst, A. (1980) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 65 (9-10). 1065-1070

Novgorodova, M.I., Zhivtsov, D.A., Gorshkov, A.I., Trubkin, N.V., Tsepin, A.I. (1982) Native cadmium from southern Verkhoyan'ya. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 111, 304-315.

Gaines, Richard V.; Skinner, H. Catherine W.; Foord, Eugene E.; Mason, Brian; Rosenzweig, Abraham; King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.). Wiley-Interscience. 1872 pp.

(2005) Cadmium. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for Native CadmiumHide

Showing 9 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Kazakhstan
Akmola Region ⓘ Burabaiskii massif	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
East Kazakhstan Region Ridder ⓘ Shubinskoye deposit	Ваулин (2016)
ⓘ Strizhanskoye deposit	Ваулин (2016)

Russia
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field Plosky Tolbachik Volcano ⓘ 2012-2013 Fissure Tolbachik Eruption site	Zelenski et al. (2020)
Sakha ⓘ Billeekh Intrusion	Anthony et al. (2016)
Mirninsky District Vilyui River Basin Lower Khann'ya River ⓘ Ust'-Khann'ya Intrusion (TL)	Pekov (1998)
Polar Yakutia Bulun District Lena River Basin ⓘ Verkhoyansk Range	Hamza Ilhan Sito Collection
Verkhoyansk District ⓘ Yana River Basin	Novgorodova M.I. et al (1982)

USA
Nevada ⓘ Goldstrike Mines	Barrick Gold Corporation

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Native Cadmium

About Native CadmiumHide

Unique IdentifiersHide

IMA Classification of Native CadmiumHide

Classification of Native CadmiumHide

Mineral SymbolsHide

Physical Properties of Native CadmiumHide

Chemistry of Native CadmiumHide

Crystallography of Native CadmiumHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of Native CadmiumHide

Synonyms of Native CadmiumHide

Other Language Names for Native CadmiumHide

Common AssociatesHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

Other InformationHide

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References for Native CadmiumHide

Localities for Native CadmiumHide

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