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| nameorigin=From the [[Latin]] ''galena'', which was applied to [[lead]] [[ore]] or the [[dross]] from melted lead.
| nameorigin=From the [[Latin]] ''galena'', which was applied to [[lead]] [[ore]] or the [[dross]] from melted lead.
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'''Galena''' is a [[mineral]] whose main component is lead sulfide. It is an important [[ore]] of [[lead]]. Some samples also contain [[silver]].<ref>http://geology.com/minerals/galena.shtml</ref>
==Sources==
==Sources==
*Chesterman, Charles W. ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
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*Chesterman, Charles W. pp. 361–362 ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf: New York (1987)
<includeonly>[[Category:Minerals]]</includeonly>
<includeonly>[[Category:Minerals]]</includeonly>