Greenockite
[gree-nuh-kahyt] /ˈgri nəˌkaɪt/
noun
1.
a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium.
/ˈɡriːnəˌkaɪt/
noun
1.
a rare yellowish mineral consisting of cadmium sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form: the only ore of cadmium. Formula: CdS
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