There are some independent minerals of Cd, which are secondary minerals formed during weathering and leaching, such as greenockite, otavite and oxides of Cd in the oxidized zone of the deposit.
镉主要类质同象存在于闪锌矿中,少量镉
硫镉矿等独
矿物形式存在于矿床的氧化带,是风化淋滤过程中形成的镉的次生矿物。