โ–ธโ–ธ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Cadmium
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะšะฐะดะผั–ะน
  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้Ž˜
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Cadmium
  • ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Cadmium
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Cadmium
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ืงื“ืžื™ื•ื
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Cadmio
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ซใƒ‰ใƒŸใ‚ฆใƒ 
  • ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Cádmio
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Cadmio
  • ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Kadmium
  • ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ะšะฐะดะผะธะน

Cadmium - 48Cd: geological information

Cadmium ores are rare. Cadmium occurs associated with zinc ores such as sphalerite (zinc sulphide, ZnS). Greenockite (CdS) is the only mineral of any consequence which contains cadmium. Most cadmium is produced as a by-product from the extraction of zinc, copper, and lead ores.

Abundances of cadmium in various environments

In this table of abundances, values are given in units of ppb (parts per billion; 1 billion = 109), both in terms of weight and in terms of numbers of atoms. Values for abundances are difficult to determine with certainty, so all values should be treated with some caution, especially so for the less common elements. Local concentrations of any element can vary from those given here an orders of magnitude or so and values in various literature sources for less common elements do seem to vary considerably.

Abundances for cadmium in a number of different environments. Use the links in the location column for definitions, literature sources, and visual representations in many different styles (one of which is shown below)
Location ppb by weight ppb by atoms
Universe 2 0.02
Sun 6 0.07
Meteorite (carbonaceous) 450 60
Crustal rocks 150 30
Sea water 0.05 0.0028
Stream (no data) (no data)
Human 700 39
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance in the earth's crust of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance in the earth's crust of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance (by atom rather than weight) in the sun of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance (by atom rather than weight) in the sun of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.

The chart above shows the log of the abundance (on a parts per billion scale) of the elements by atom number in our sun. Notice the "sawtooth" effect where elements with even atomic numbers tend to be more strongly represented than those with odd atomic numbers. This shows up best using the "Bar chart" option on the chart.

cartogram depicting abundance of elements in the earth's crust
A cartogram depicting the abundance of elements in the earth's crust. Squares for each element are distorted in proportion to the numerical value of the abundance.