Galena
Galena is the naitural mineral form o lead(II) sulfide. It is the maist important lead ore mineral.
Galena (leid glance) | |
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Galena | |
General | |
Category | Sulfide meeneral |
Formula (repeatin unit) | PbS |
Strunz clessification | 02.CD.10 |
Dana clessification | 2.8.1.1 |
Creestal seestem | Cubic Hexoctahedral cF8, space group Fm3m, No. 225 |
Space group | Isometric H–M symbol 4/m 3 2/m |
Unit cell | a = 5.936 Å; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Colour | Lead gray an siller-like |
Creestal habit | Cubes an octahedra, tabular an whiles skeletal crystals |
Twinnin | Contact, penetration an lamellar |
Cleavage | Cubic perfect on [001], pairtin on [111] |
Fractur | Subconchoidal |
Tenacity | Brickle |
Mohs scale haurdness | 2.5–2.75 |
Skinkle | Metallic |
Streak | Lead gray |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
Speceefic gravity | 7.2–7.6 |
Optical properties | Isotropic an opaque |
Fusibility | 2 |
References | [1][2][3] |
Galena is ane o the maist abundant an widely distributit sulfide meenerals. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal seestem aften shawin octahedral furms. It is aften associatit wi the meenerals sphalerite, calcite an fluorite.
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