GALENA


Meaning of GALENA in English

gəˈlēnə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin, lead ore, dross that remains after melting lead

: a mineral PbS consisting of native lead sulfide occurring in cubic or octahedral crystals or massive, bluish gray in color with metallic luster, showing highly perfect cubic cleavage, and constituting the principal ore of lead

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