Definitions for: Galena

[n] soft blue-gray mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead

Webster (1913) Definition: Ga*le"na, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains
after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore,
antidote to prison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]
1. (Med.) A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]
--Parr.

2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of
a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in
crystallization and cleavage.

False galena. See Blende.

See Also: atomic number 82, lead, mineral, Pb

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