galena

Summary

galena is a mineral species^[1]. galena ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• galena's image is recorded as Galena - Huallanca, Bologesi, Ancash, Peru.jpg^[3].
• galena's image is recorded as Galena-Quartz-Siderite-tuc1028a.jpg^[4].
• galena's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[5].
• lead ore is named after galena^[6].
• galena's GND ID is recorded as 4145910-6^[7].
• galena's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85052777^[8].
• galena's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124829509^[9].
• galena's chemical formula is recorded as PbS^[10].
• galena's subclass of is recorded as galena mineral group^[11].
• galena's subclass of is recorded as sulfide class of minerals^[12].
• galena's Commons category is recorded as Galena^[13].
• galena's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 78343^[14].
• galena's has part is recorded as lead(II) sulfide^[15].
• galena's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[16].
• galena's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[17].
• galena's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026mjy^[18].
• galena's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.11^[19].
• galena's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CD.10^[20].
• galena's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CD.10^[21].
• galena's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 2.8.1.1^[22].
• galena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galena group^[23].
• galena's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX542344^[24].
• galena's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300266177^[25].
• galena's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 549.32^[26].
• galena's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.75'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for galena include Galena^[28], a city in the United States^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1826^[31] and galenobismutite^[32], a mineral species^[33].

Why It Matters

galena ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (621 views/month).^[2] galena has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] galena is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for galena include Galena^[28], a city in the United States^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1826^[31] and galenobismutite^[32], a mineral species^[33].