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galena
galena Mineral, PbS; sp. gr. 7.4–7.6; hardness 2.5; cubic; lead-grey; lead-grey streak; metallic lustre; crystals cubes or octahedra, and often octahedral twins; cleavage perfect cubic {100}; widely distributed in hydrothermal veins and syngenetic exhalative deposits and as a replacement in limestones and dolomitic rocks, associated in veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, barite, quartz, fluorite, and calcite.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "galena." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "galena." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-galena.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "galena." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-galena.html |
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galena (lead sulphide, PbS) Grey metallic mineral, major ore of lead. It is found in hydrothermal veins and as a replacement in limestone and dolomite rocks. Hardness 2.5–2.7; r.d. 7.5.
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"galena." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "galena." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-galena.html "galena." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-galena.html |
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galena
galena lead ore. XVII. — L.
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T. F. HOAD. "galena." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "galena." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-galena.html T. F. HOAD. "galena." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-galena.html |
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galena
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•straightener
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•sweetener • pipecleaner
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"galena." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "galena." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-galena.html "galena." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-galena.html |
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