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Galena is one of the sulfide minerals. ... Galena has a strong cubic cleavage that is apparent even in massive specimens. Its luster is very bright and metallic. Good pieces of this striking mineral are available in any rock shop and in occurrences around the world.
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geology.about.com/od/minerals/ig/minpicsulfides/minpicg...
geology.about.com/od/minerals/ig/minpicsulfides/minpicgalena.htm
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Information on the mineral galena ... Galena forms many interesting crystal shapes. Some cubic crystals have their edges cut by the partial octahedral growth, some octahedral crystals have their points flattened by cubic growth, and many crystals are found somewhat in-between cubic and octahedral.
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www.minerals.net/mineral/sulfides/galena/galena.htm
www.minerals.net/mineral/sulfides/galena/galena.htm
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The Roman naturalist, Pliny, used the name galena to describe lead ore. ... Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.
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webmineral.com/data/Galena.shtml
webmineral.com/data/Galena.shtml
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Gallery of pictures of the mineral Galena taken for the purpose of training others for Galena identification of rock and mineral Galena specimens. ... Main; Rock and Mineral Pictures By Name; Fossil Pictures By Name; Earthquake Pictures By Event ... The Mineral Galena...
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www.yuprocks.com/glist/galena.shtml
www.yuprocks.com/glist/galena.shtml
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PbS Lead Sulfide ... metallic-submetallic gray ... A photo of the mineral galena...
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www.theimage.com/mineral/galena/index.htm
www.theimage.com/mineral/galena/index.htm
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Galena is the greatest ore of lead, and it contains mostly lead. Lead has been extracted from Galena for hundreds of years. Certain places of the mineral is very rich in silver, some places of Galena may contain as much as ... ; Back Rock Project Home...
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www.k12.nf.ca/sjis/rocks/sedimentary/galena.htm
www.k12.nf.ca/sjis/rocks/sedimentary/galena.htm
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The Galena Rock Shop is Closing! We are closing our shop after 17 wonderful years of business on Main Street in Galena! However, we will remain active as dealers for collector quality minerals, fossils, jewelry and mining artifacts.
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www.galenarockshop.com/
www.galenarockshop.com/
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Cubic Galena Crystals ... Galena is widely distributed and the main ore mineral of lead. It typically occurs in hydrothermal deposits and pegmatites where it is associated with bournonite, sphalerite, argentite, chalcopyrite, and tetrahedrite, and with gangue minerals such as fluorite, quartz, dolomite, barite, and calcite.
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www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/galena1.html
www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/galena1.html
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Geology question: Is galena a igneous rock? Galena is a lead sulfide mineral. ... Is galena igneous? Is galena an igneus rock? What rock type is galena? Is galena an ingeous rock? Is galena a sedimenatry rock?
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wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_galena_a_igneous_rock
wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_galena_a_igneous_rock
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