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galena

galena

1 9.9
A soft blue-grey mineral that miners dig to get lead
  • noun
  • /ɡəˈliːnə/
  • Specialized
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  • From the railway of ore cars, workmen carted in raw galena, which they layered with coke.
  • galena (lead)

Examples

  • About 100 feet into one horizontal shaft, we found a good seam of galena (lead sulfide).

    Academic text (2008)

  • It yielded galena ore assaying principally in silver, lead, and zinc.

    Blog text (22)

  • Put galena straight in with coke and lime.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Photo (color): Galena (lead sulfide) from the Kheri Kot mines in Jammu, India, was used at Harappa to make lead objects and lead-based cosmetics.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The miners extracted galena from the depths of the mountain, as it was their main source of lead.

  • During the geology class, we studied the characteristics of galena, noting its distinctive blue-grey color.

  • In the old mining town, many remnants of galena processing could still be seen, highlighting its historical importance.

Synonyms

lead ore
vsgalena
  • Specialized
6.3

A rock that contains a heavy grey metal people take out to use

is the specific soft blue grey sulfide that is the main source of that metal

Surface Forms

galena singular
galenas plural

Etymology

Galena comes from an old Latin name galena that was used for the ore of 'lead'. Remember it as the shiny, blue-grey rock miners took from the ground to get lead, which is why galena means the main lead-bearing mineral.