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• Translations : Galene, Galena, Galenit, Galeniet, Galeno, Galeniit, Galenitas, Blyglans, Galena, Blyglans, 方铅矿, Галенит, Галеніт, גלנה
• Synonym : Acerilla, Galenite
• Etymology : Named by Pliny the former in 77 of the ancient Greek meaning lead ore.

Galena is the most abundant lead ore.

To learn more about the mineralogy of Galena, see Mindat.org->

Galène - Galena

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