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| Name: | Galena Gn |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #44: Sphalerite / Galena Kruschev Dol Mine, Madan Ore Field , Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria  #214: Quartz, Galena, Sphalerite, Cerrusite/Anglesite, Chalcopyrite Bulgaria  #216: Rhodonite / Galena Broken Hill, NSW, Australia  #561: Malachite / Baryte / Galena Sidi Ayed, Morocco  #712: Galena / Gypsum / Sphalerite Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, United Kingdom  #731: Galena / Pyrite Zacatecas, Mexico  #736: Galena  #780: Sphalerite / Quartz var. Amethyst / Galena Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA  #1263: Calcite / Galena / Pyrite Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru  #1495: Fluorite / Pyrite / Galena Milpo mine, Atacocha mining district, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru |
| IMA Chemistry: | PbS |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Galena contains elements: Lead (Pb) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 0 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication |
| Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | galena |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Galena (Wiki) Search Mindat: Galena Search Web Mineral DB: Galena |
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