galena

Summary

galena is a mineral species^[1]. galena has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• galena's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• lead ore is named after galena^[4].
• galena's chemical formula is recorded as PbS^[5].
• galena is a type of galena mineral group^[6].
• galena is a type of sulfide class of minerals^[7].
• galena's Commons category is recorded as Galena^[8].
• galena comprises lead(II) sulfide^[9].
• galena's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[10].
• galena's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[11].
• galena's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.11^[12].
• galena's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CD.10^[13].
• galena's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CD.10^[14].
• galena's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galena group^[15].
• galena's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.75'}^[16].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Versuche mit Wasserbley; Molybdaena^[18].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• galena's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• galena's different from is recorded as Galena^[24].
• galena's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+7.50'}^[25].
• galena's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Gn^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for galena include Galena^[27], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1826^[30] and galenobismutite^[31], a mineral species^[32].

Why It Matters

galena has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] galena is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for galena include Galena^[27], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1826^[30] and galenobismutite^[31], a mineral species^[32].