galena
[guh-lee-nuh]
noun
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
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Origin of galena
1595–1605; < Latin: lead ore
Also called ga·le·nite [guh-lee-nahyt] /gəˈli naɪt/.
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After the war he removed to Galena, and was there sent back to Congress.
The two important sources of supply are galena and cerussite.
The A B C of MiningCharles A. Bramble
Time admonishes me of my promise to furnish you some account of my journey from Galena to Fort Winnebago.
For two or three years after that nearly all the flour and grain used in the territory was brought from Galena.
Old Rail Fence CornersVarious
Captain Harris then retired from the river, living in Galena until his death in 189-.
Old Times on the Upper MississippiGeorge Byron Merrick
galena
galenite (ɡəˈliːnaɪt)
noun
Word Origin for galena
C17: from Latin: lead ore, dross left after melting lead
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