galena
rocksalt group, sulfide mineral
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Summary
galena is a mineral species[1]. galena ranks in the top 2% of mineral species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,051 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: lead ore[3]
- Chemical formula: PbS[4]
- Subclass of: galena mineral group[5], sulfide class of minerals[6]
- Commons category: Galena[7]
- Has part(s): lead(II) sulfide[8]
- Crystal system: cubic crystal system[9]
- IMA status and/or rank: grandfathered mineral (G)[10]
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): II/B.11[11]
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 2.CD.10[12]
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 2.CD.10[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Galena group[14]
- Mohs' hardness: 2.75[15]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Versuche mit Wasserbley; Molybdaena[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
- Different from: Galena[22]
- Density: 7.50 gram per cubic centimetre[23]
- IMA Mineral Symbol: Gn[24]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for galena include Galena[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1826[28] and galenobismutite[29], a mineral species[30].
Why It Matters
galena has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] galena is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for galena include Galena[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1826[28] and galenobismutite[29], a mineral species[30].