Upon this table also are deposited Lord Greenock's sulphuret of cadmium, commonly called greenockite; and sulphurets of nickel. From Wordnik.com. [How to See the British Museum in Four Visits] Reference
Nearly the only cadmium mineral known is the sulphide, greenockite, but no deposits of this mineral have been found of sufficient volume to be called cadmium ores. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
Sphalerite almost always contains a little cadmium, probably as the sulphide; and in zinc deposits crystals of sphalerite in cavities are frequently covered with a greenish-yellow film or coating of greenockite. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
2 greenockite. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
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