Name/Title
Galena PlateEntry/Object ID
2014.1.78Description
About Galena
Formula: PbS
Colour: Lead-grey
Lustre: Metallic, Sub-Metallic, Dull
Hardness: 2½
Specific Gravity: 7.60
Crystal System: Isometric
Member of: Galena Group
Name: Named by Pliny the Elder in 77-79 from the Greek "galene" meaning "lead ore".
Galena Group.
Galena is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, tennantite-tetrahedrite, etc. and in skarns, as well as in sedimentary rocks where it may replace carbonate beds or be deposited in pore spaces. The crystals are bright when fresh but often tarnish after exposure to air.Collection
RAGM Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2014.1Source or Donor
Crater Rock Museum (unknown donors)Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Width
7-3/4 inDepth
1-1/2 inLength
10-1/2 inLocation
Location
Display Case
FS-5Room
Frieda Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
ExhibitMoved By
Ian C.Date
January 29, 2025Notes
Major mineral groups installationLocation
Display Case
FS-9Room
Frieda Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent
