galena

Definitions

1. A place name for a number of United States towns and cities.
2. A small city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
3. alcohol
4. A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
   uncountable, usually
5. A city, the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Named after the mineral galena.
6. A remedy or antidote for poison; theriac
   obsolete, uncountable, usually
7. A census-designated place in Floyd County, Indiana.
8. kohl, stibnite
9. A city in Cherokee County, Kansas.
10. A town in Kent County, Maryland.
11. A small city, the county seat of Stone County, Missouri.
12. A ghost town in Lander County, Nevada.
13. A ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada.
14. A village in Delaware County, Ohio.
15. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.
16. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.
17. A ghost town in Snohomish County, Washington.

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Examples

“You can easily extract lead⟳ from galena, a natural mineral which has been used in crystal radio receivers.”

“1942, G. F. Loughlin, A. H. Koschmann, Geology and Ore Deposits of the Magdalena Mining District, New Mexico, Geological Survey Professional Paper, Issue⟳ 200, page 98, The galena of the ore contains microscopic inclusions of various forms that become⟳ visible upon polished surfaces etched with hydrochloric or nitric acid.”

“These samples had higher Pb²⁰⁶ and Pb²⁰⁸ abundances than any other galenas yet examined.”

“Very little galena has been reported (recovered mostly from burial mounds) in the Great Lakes region indicating that the mineral was not a major interregional exchange⟳ commodity during this period. However, numerous galenas have⟳ been recovered from the lower Mississippi Valley region and Florida indicating that galena was part of an important north-south exchange⟳ system (Walthall 1981).”

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