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Galena
see synonyms of galenaNoun
1. galena
soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead
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Galena
see synonyms of galenanoun
a grey mineral, found in hydrothermal veins. It is the chief source of lead. Composition: lead sulphide. Formula: PbS. Crystal structure: cubic
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Galena
see synonyms of galena noun
a soft, lead-gray, very heavy, crystalline mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, with a bright metallic luster, that is the chief ore of lead
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Galena
see synonyms of galena A city of extreme northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River. It was a prosperous port and the center of a lead-mining region during the 1800s.
n.
A gray mineral, essentially PbS, the principal ore of lead.
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