noun
galena
guh-LEE-nuh/ɡʌlˈinʌ/
A gray lead sulfide mineral that is the chief ore of lead.
The galena specimen has metallic gray crystals with sharply stepped cubic faces.
Etymology
Latin galena named a silver-and-lead mixture or dross from smelting lead. The English mineral name preserves that connection with lead, though the Latin word’s deeper origin is unknown.
In context
here's a sample of the mineral Galena this has what we describe as a very metallic luster it looks like a piece of metal that's why we call it metallic
More examples
- Galena is the chief ore used to produce lead.
- The galena crystals have cube-shaped faces and a metallic shine.
- Some deposits of galena also contain valuable amounts of silver.
Forms
galena